56 Bible Verses about Respect

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1 Corinthians 12:23

And those things of the body presumed to be without esteem, we place around these more abundant worth. And our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety,

James 2:9

But if ye respect personages, ye work sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

James 2:3

and ye have regard for the man wearing the bright clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here well, and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here below my footstool,

Deuteronomy 28:50

a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,

Numbers 16:15

And Moses was very angry, and said to LORD, Do not respect thou their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

Malachi 1:6

A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? says LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. And ye say, How have we despised thy na

Mark 14:59

And not even this way was their testimony consistent.

Romans 13:7

Render therefore to all, the things due: tax to the man of tax, tribute to the man of tribute, fear to the man of fear, esteem to the man of esteem.

Luke 18:2

saying, In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God, and did not regard man.

Daniel 11:37

Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god, for he shall magnify himself above all.

Proverbs 28:21

To have respect of persons is not good, nor that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

Genesis 4:5

but he did not have respect to Cain and to his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

Deuteronomy 1:17

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment. Ye shall hear the small and the great alike. Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you ye shall bring to me, and I will hea

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.

Romans 3:2

Much every way. First, because they were indeed entrusted with the oracles of God.

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Respect » Due to rulers

1 Samuel 24:6

And he said to his men, LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, LORD's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, since he is LORD's anointed.

Jude 1:8

Nevertheless in the same way also these men who dream, indeed defile flesh, and reject lordship, and speak evil of dignities.

Respect » Due to religious leaders

Respect » Due to the aged

Job 32:6

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old. Therefore I held back, and dared not show you my opinion.

1 Timothy 5:1-2

Do not rebuke an elder man, but entreat him as a father, younger men as brothers, elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.

Respect » To one another

Respect » Who the lord does not respect

Job 37:23-24

[O] the Almighty, we cannot find him out. He is excellent in power. And in justice and abundant righteousness he will not afflict. Men therefore fear him. He does not regard any who are wise of heart.

Respect » Who the lord respects

Psalm 138:6

For though LORD is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar.

Respect » Those that do not respect the proud

Respect » To the aged

Respect » To an army

Luke 14:10

But when thou are invited, having gone, sit down in the last place, so that when he who has invited thee comes, he will say to thee, Friend, go up higher, then it will be esteem to thee in the presence of those dining with thee.

Respect » To rulers

Proverbs 25:6

Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.

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Attitudes Of Respect

Deuteronomy 10:12-13

And now, Israel, what does LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

Respect, For Environment

Psalm 24:1-2

The earth is LORD's, and the fullness thereof, the world, and those who dwell therein.

Respect, For Human Beings

Genesis 9:5-6

And surely your blood, [the blood] of your lives, I will require. At the hand of every beast I will require it. And at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.

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