56 Bible Verses about Respect
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Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife'see that she fear her husband.
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:
and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),
and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;
For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.
Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;
And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,
that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Jehovah, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:
Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due ; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
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.
Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.
For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.
To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and will establish my covenant with you.
Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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 cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.
as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,
Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
From Thematic Bible
Respect » Due to rulers
And he said unto his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing unto my lord, Jehovah's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is Jehovah's anointed.
Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.
Respect » Due to religious leaders
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.
and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
Respect » Due to the aged
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
Respect » To one another
In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
Respect » Who the lord does not respect
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict. Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
Respect » Who the lord respects
For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
Respect » Those that do not respect the proud
Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Respect » To the aged
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Respect » To an army
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.
Respect » To rulers
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
Topics on Respect
Attitudes Of Respect
Deuteronomy 10:12-13And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Respect For Old People
Leviticus 19:32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Respect For People
Exodus 20:12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Respect, For Environment
Psalm 24:1-2The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.
Respect, For God's Character
Psalm 29:2Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array.
Respect, For Human Beings
Genesis 9:5-6And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; At the hand of every beast will I require it. And at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.
Self Respect
Matthew 22:39And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
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