10 Bible Verses about Praising Specific People

I have made a fool of myself, but you have forced me to do it, for I am the man who ought to have been constantly approved by you. For I am not a single bit inferior to your surpassingly superior apostles, though really I am "nobody."

And his master praised the dishonest manager, because he acted with shrewd business sense, for the men of the world act with more business sense toward their fellows than the men who enjoy spiritual light.

Now I introduce to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deaconess in the church at Cenchreae,

Meanwhile He began to teach in their synagogues, and was continuously receiving praise from all.

So they all began to speak well of Him and to wonder at the gracious words that fell from His lips, and yet they continued to say, "Is He not Joseph's son?"

I prize and praise you for always remembering me and for firmly standing by the teachings as I passed them on to you.

When I get there, I will send on, with credentials, the persons whom you approve, to carry your gift of charity to Jerusalem.

They, too, should first be tested till approved, and then, if they are found above reproach, they should serve as deacons.

Am I beginning to recommend myself again? I do not, like some people, do I, need letters of recommendation to you or from you?

But as I am giving you these instructions I cannot approve of your meetings, because they do not turn out for the better but for the worse.