56 Bible Verses about Respect

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1 Corinthians 12:23

And what we think to be less honourable of the body, upon these we put more abundant honour; and our unseemly parts have more abundant decorum.

James 2:9

And if ye make distinction of faces, ye work sin, being convicted under the law as transgressors.

James 2:3

And ye look toward him bearing the brilliant clothing, and ye say to him, Sit thou well here; and to the beggar ye say, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

Deuteronomy 28:50

A nation strong of face who shall not lift up the face to the old man, and shall not compassionate the young.

Numbers 16:15

And it will be kindled to Moses greatly, and he will say to Jehovah, Thou wilt not turn to their gift: not one ass did I take from them, and I did not evil to one of them.

Malachi 1:6

A son will honor the father, and the servant his lord; and if I a father, where mine honor? and if I their lord, where my fear? said Jehovah of armies to you, O priests despising my name. And ye said, In what did we despise thy name?

Philippians 4:11

Not that I speak concerning want; for I have learned, among whom I am, to be satisfied with my condition.

Mark 14:59

And neither so was their testimony alike.

Luke 18:2

Saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, fearing not God, and not occupied about man:

Daniel 11:37

And concerning the God of his fathers he shall not understand, and concerning the desire of women, and concerning every god he shall not understand; for he shall magnify himself over all.

Proverbs 28:21

To look upon faces is not good and for a morsel of bread the man will transgress.

Genesis 4:5

And to Cain and to his offering he looked not: and Cain will be very angry, and his countenance will fall.

Deuteronomy 1:17

Ye shall not look upon faces in judgment; as the small so the great shall ye hear; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is to God; and the word which shall be hard for you, ye shall bring to me and I heard it

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall not do evil in judgment; thou shalt not take up the face of the poor; thou shalt not reverence the face of the great: in justice shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Romans 3:2

Much according to every manner: for truly first were they trusted with the oracles of God.

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Respect » Due to rulers

1 Samuel 24:6

And he will say to his men, Far be it to me from Jehovah if I shall do this word to my lord, to the Messiah of Jehovah, to stretch forth my hand against him, for he is the Messiah of Jehovah.

Jude 1:8

And likewise indeed these dreaming truly defile the flesh, and despise dominion, and defame glories.

Respect » Due to religious leaders

Respect » Due to the aged

Job 32:6

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite will answer and say, I few for days, and ye old men; for this I was afraid, and I shall fear showing you my knowledge.

1 Timothy 5:1-2

An elder shouldest thou not reprove, but beseech as a father; the younger as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

Respect » To one another

Respect » Who the lord does not respect

Job 37:23-24

The Almighty we found not: great of power and judgment, and much justice, he will not afflict For this, men shall fear him: he will not see all the wise of heart.

Respect » Who the lord respects

Psalm 138:6

If Jehovah is high, and he will see the humble one: and the lofty one he will know from far off.

Respect » Those that do not respect the proud

Respect » To the aged

Respect » To an army

Luke 14:10

But when thou art called, having gone, recline in the last place; that when he having called thee come, might say to thee, Friend, mount up higher; then shall honour be to thee beore them reclining with thee.

Respect » To rulers

Proverbs 25:6

Thou shalt not show thyself proud before the king, and thou shalt not stand in the place of the great.

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Attitudes Of Respect

Deuteronomy 10:12-13

And now, Israel, what does Jehovah thy God ask from thee but to fear Jehovah thy God, to go 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 Environment

Psalm 24:1-2

To David chanting. To Jehovah the earth and its fulness, the habitable globe and they dwelling in it.

Respect, For Human Beings

Genesis 9:5-6

And surely, your blood of your lives I will search out, from the hand of every living thing I will search it out, and from the hand of man; from the hand of a man's brother I will search out the life of man.

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