56 Bible Verses about Respect

Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.

Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days --

and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity,

For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.

But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.

Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,

do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, "You sit here in a good place," and to the poor person, "You stand over there," or "Sit on the floor"?

And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.

a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.

In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.

Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

Moses was very angry, and he said to the Lord, "Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!"

"A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The Lord who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, 'How have we made light of your name?'

You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in any circumstance.

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself."

God saw the Israelites, and God understood.

Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree.

Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

For there is no partiality with God.

Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

He will not respect the gods of his fathers -- not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.

For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.'

To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast.

older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters -- with complete purity.

I will turn to you, make you fruitful, multiply you, and maintain my covenant with you.

How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?

"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

"Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving to you.

The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

Actually, there are many advantages. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.

He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,