9 Bible Verses about Honouring Rulers

The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.

“You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

So he said to his men, “Far be it from me because of the Lord that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.”

Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.

And Paul said, “I was not aware, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.

Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.

Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties.