56 Bible Verses about Respect
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Unto all men, give honour, unto the brotherhood, shew love, unto God, give reverence, the king, hold in honour.
Nevertheless, ye also, do ye, individually, each man be so loving, his own wife, as himself, and, the wife, see that she reverence her husband.
Ye domestics, submitting yourselves, in all reverence, unto your masters, - not only unto the good and considerate, but also unto the perverse;
In your brotherly love, unto one another, being tenderly affectioned, in honour, unto one another, giving preference;
But, the Lord Christ, hallow ye in your hearts, ready always for a defence, unto every one that is asking you a reason concerning, the hope within you, - nevertheless, with meekness and reverence:
Let no one, therefore, be judging, you, - in eating and in drinking, or in respect of feast, or new moon, or sabbath, -
And to hold them in very high esteem, in love, their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves,
Honour thy father and thy mother, - which indeed is the first commandment with promise,
And, the parts of the body which we deem to be less honourable, on these, more abundant honour, do we bestow, and, our uncomely parts, have, more abundant comeliness,
For, he that acteth unrighteously, shall get back what he had unrighteously done, and there is no respect of persons;
But, if ye are shewing respect of persons, sin, are ye working, being convicted by the law as transgressors!
And ye masters, the same things, be doing towards them, forbearing your threat - knowing that, both their and your Master, is in the heavens, and, respect of persons, there is none, with him.
Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto the Christ;
And ye eye him that hath on the gay clothing, and say, Thou, be sitting here, pleasantly, - and, unto the destitute man, say - Thou, stand, or sit there under my footstool,
And, if, as Father, ye are invoking him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to each man's work, with reverence, for the time of your sojourning, behave ye;
a nation of fierce countenance, - who wilt not respect an elder nor to the young, show favour;
That ye should walk reputably toward those without, and, of no one, have, need.
Ye shall, every one, revere, his father and his mother, And my sabbaths, shall ye observe, - I - Yahweh, am your God.
My brethren, do not, with respect for persons, be holding the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
Then was Moses very angry, and he said unto Yahweh, Do not thou have respect unto their meal-offering. Not one ass, from them, have I taken, neither have I wronged one of them.
A son, will honour a father, and, a servant, his lord, - If then, a father, I am, where is mine honour? And, if, a lord, I am, where is my reverence? saith Yahweh of hosts - to you, ye priests, who despise my Name, and yet say, Wherein have we despised thy Name?
Before a hoary head, shalt thou rise up, And shalt honour the presence of an elder, - So shalt thou stand in awe of thy God - I, am Yahweh.
Not that, as to coming short, I am speaking, for, I, have learned, in whatsoever circumstances I am, to be, independent:
Honour thy father and thy mother, - and - Thou shalt love thy neighbour as, thyself.
Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship;
Render unto all their dues, - unto whom tribute, tribute, unto whom tax, tax, unto whom fear, fear, unto whom honour, honour.
Submitting yourselves one to another in reverence of Christ, -
saying - A certain judge, there was in a certain city, - having, for God, no reverence, and, for man, no respect.
and, for the god of his fathers, will he have no regard, nor, for the delight of women, nor for any god, will he have regard, - for, against all, will he magnify himself.
Ye husbands, in like manner, dwelling with them according to knowledge, - as unto a weaker vessel, unto the female vessel , assigning honour, as joint - inheritors also of life's favour, - to the end that unhindered may be, your prayers.
For, God, said - Honour thy father and thy mother, and - He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!
To take note of faces in judgment , is not good, and, for a bit of bread, a man will transgress.
but of Cain and his present, he approved not, - and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
And I will turn unto you, And make you fruitful, - And multiply you, And will establish my covenant with you.
How happy the man, Who hath made Yahweh his confidence, who hath not turned unto the haughty, nor gone aside unto falsehood.
Ye shall not take note of faces in judgment - so the small as the great, shall ye hear, ye shall not shrink from the face of any man, for judgment, unto God, belongeth, - but the thing which is too hard for you, shall ye bring near unto me, and I will hear it.
As new-born babes, for the pure milk that is for the mind, eagerly crave, that, thereby, ye may grow unto salvation: -
Furthermore, indeed, the fathers of our flesh, we used to have, as administrators of discipline, and we used to pay deference: shall we not, much rather, submit ourselves to the Father of our spirits and, live?
Ye shall not act perversely in giving judgment, Thou shalt neither respect the person of the poor, Nor prefer the person of the great, - In righteousness, shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Honour thy father, and thy mother, - that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.
The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
Now we request you, brethren, - to know them who are toiling among you, and presiding over you, in the Lord, and admonishing you;
Much, every way: - First, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
In respect, however, of the promise of God, he was not led to hesitate by unbelief, but received power by his faith, giving glory unto God,
Ministers, in the same way, - dignified, not double-tongued, not, to much wine, given, not greedy of base gain,
From Thematic Bible
Respect » Due to rulers
And he said unto his men - Far be it from me, of Yahweh, that I should do this thing unto my lord, unto the Anointed of Yahweh, to thrust forth my hand against him, - for, the Anointed of Yahweh, is he!
In like manner, nevertheless, even these, in their dreamings, flesh indeed defile, while lordship they set aside, and dignities they defame.
Unto all men, give honour, unto the brotherhood, shew love, unto God, give reverence, the king, hold in honour.
Let, every soul, unto protecting authorities be in subjection; for there is no authority save by God, and, they that are in being, have by God been arranged, -
Respect » Due to religious leaders
Be giving him welcome, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy; and, such as he, in honour, be holding, -
Let, the well presiding elders, of double honour, be accounted worthy, especially they who toil in discourse and teaching;
Be mindful of them who are guiding you, who, indeed, have spoken unto you, the word of God: the outgoing of whose behaviour, reviewing, be imitating, their faith.
And to hold them in very high esteem, in love, their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves,
Respect » Due to the aged
So then Elihu, son of Barachel, the Buzite, responded and said: - Young, am I, whereas, ye, are aged, For this cause, I faltered, and feared - to shew my knowledge unto you:
Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.
Before a hoary head, shalt thou rise up, And shalt honour the presence of an elder, - So shalt thou stand in awe of thy God - I, am Yahweh.
An elderly man, do not thou reprimand, but beseech him, as though he were thy father, - younger men, as brothers, Elderly women, as mothers, younger women, as sisters, in all chastity.
Respect » To one another
In your brotherly love, unto one another, being tenderly affectioned, in honour, unto one another, giving preference;
Unto all men, give honour, unto the brotherhood, shew love, unto God, give reverence, the king, hold in honour.
Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory, - but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves, -
Respect » Who the lord does not respect
The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour, - Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken. Therefore, do men revere him, He will not regard any who are wise in heart.
Respect » Who the lord respects
Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty - afar off, doth he acknowledge.
Respect » Those that do not respect the proud
How happy the man, Who hath made Yahweh his confidence, who hath not turned unto the haughty, nor gone aside unto falsehood.
Respect » To the aged
Before a hoary head, shalt thou rise up, And shalt honour the presence of an elder, - So shalt thou stand in awe of thy God - I, am Yahweh.
Respect » To an army
But, whensoever thou hast been invited, pass on and fall back into the last place, that, whensoever he that hath invited thee shall come, he may say unto thee - Friend! come close up, higher. Then, shalt thou have honour before all who are reclining together with thee.
Respect » To rulers
Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
Topics on Respect
Attitudes Of Respect
Deuteronomy 10:12-13Now, therefore, O Israel, what is, Yahweh thy God, asking of thee, - but to revere Yahweh thy God to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:
Respect For Old People
Leviticus 19:32Before a hoary head, shalt thou rise up, And shalt honour the presence of an elder, - So shalt thou stand in awe of thy God - I, am Yahweh.
Respect For People
Exodus 20:12Honour thy father, and thy mother, - that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.
Respect, For Environment
Psalm 24:1-2To Yahweh, belongeth, The earth and the fulness thereof, The world, and they who dwell therein;
Respect, For God's Character
Exodus 20:7Thou shalt not utter the name of Yahweh thy God for falsehood, for Yahweh will not let him go unpunished who uttereth his name for falsehood.
Respect, For Human Beings
Genesis 9:5-6And surely your blood, of your lives, will I require, From the hand of every living creature, will I require it, - and from the hand of man From the hand of each ones brother, will I require the life of man:
Self Respect
Matthew 22:39The second, like it, is, this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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