18 Bible Verses about Respect For People

Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.

But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.

And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.

But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

He still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.

And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.