24 Bible Verses about Praising Specific People

But My dove, My undefiled is one alone. She is the only one of her mother. She is the choice of her who bore her. The daughters saw her and blessed her; the queens and the concubines saw her, and they praised her.

And the king said, What honor and dignity has been done to Mordecai for this? And the king's servants who served him said, Nothing has been done for him.

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor? And Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,

In that time I will bring you, even in the time that I gather you; for I will give you for a name and for a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, says Jehovah.

I have become foolish boasting. You compelled me. For I ought to be commended by you. For I lacked nothing of the highest apostles, if even I am nothing.

The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her before Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes torn and earth upon his head. And it happened when he came to David, he fell to the earth and bowed to him.

Surely he was honored more than the three. And he was their commander. However he did not attain to the first three.

He was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty ones.

Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering, which I have commanded in My house? Do you honor your sons above Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?

And the unjust steward's lord commended him because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And all bore witness to Him and wondered at the gracious words which came out of His mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?

But I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and you keep the doctrines as I delivered them to you.

And when I come, whomever you shall approve by your letters, I will send them to bring your gift to Jerusalem.

And let these also first be tested, then let them minister without reproach.

Also they reported his good deeds before me, and told my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to make me afraid.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, like some, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

But in enjoining this, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better, but for the worse.

And all the king's servants in the king's gate bowed and worshiped Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow nor worship.

And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow nor worship him, then Haman was full of wrath.