35 Bible Verses about Reverence, And Obedience

The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.

You shall say: 'It is a Passover sacrifice to Jehovah who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He killed the Egyptians, but spared our homes. The people bowed low and worshiped.'

Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before Jehovah our maker.

Abram fell on his face and God said to him:

Immediately, Moses and Aaron bowed with their faces touching the ground in front of the whole congregation of Israel assembled there.

When he spoke these words to me I looked to the ground and was unable to speak.

The four living creatures said: Amen and the twenty-four elders fell down and worshipped.

God said: Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.

I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

I humbled myself before God at the evening offering. I got up, with signs of grief, and fell on my knees with my hands stretched out to Jehovah my God,

Daniel knew that the decree was signed. He went into his house. His windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem. He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, like he did before.

For this cause I bow my knees to the Father.

You shall eat in the presence of Jehovah your God, at the place where He chooses to establish his name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to respect Jehovah your God always.

Be on your guard! Make sure you do not forget, as long as you live, what you have seen with your own eyes. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren. Do you remember the day you stood in the presence of Jehovah your God at Mount Sinai (Horeb)? He said to me: 'assemble the people. I want them to hear what I have to say, so that they will learn to obey me as long as they live. Then they will teach their children to do the same.' Tell your children how you went close and stood at the foot of the mountain covered with thick clouds of dark smoke and fire blazing up to the sky.read more.
Tell them how Jehovah spoke to you from the fire. Tell them that you heard him speak but did not see him in any form at all. He told you what you must do to keep the covenant he made with you. You must obey the Ten Commandments, which he wrote on two stone tablets. Jehovah told me to teach you all the laws that you are to obey in the land that you are about to invade and occupy.

Assemble the people, the men and the women and children and the alien who is in your town. Assemble them that they may hear and learn and respect Jehovah your God, and be careful to observe all the words of this Law. Their children, who have not known, will hear and learn to respect Jehovah your God, as long as you live on the land you will possess when you cross the Jordan River.

When he first sits on the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll taken in the presence of the Levitical priests. He should keep it with him. He should read from it all the days of his life. In this way he will learn to respect Jehovah his God by carefully observing all the words of this Law and these statutes.

Sin is atoned by loving kindness and truth. Respect for Jehovah keeps one away from evil.

Moses responded: Do not be afraid. God has only come to test you and to inspire you to obey him, so that you will not sin.

He told them: Faithfully serve Jehovah! Warn your relatives living in other cities about every case they bring to you, even if the case involves bloodshed or commandments, rules, or regulations derived from the law. Then your relatives will not become guilty in front of Jehovah. Otherwise, he will become angry with you and your relatives. Do this and you will not be guilty of anything.

A man named Job lived in Uz. He was a man of integrity! He was decent, he respected God, and he stayed away from evil.

To man he said: 'Respect for Jehovah is wisdom! To stay away from evil is understanding.'

Do not think you are wise enough. Respect Jehovah and turn away from evil.

Respect for Jehovah means to hate evil. I hate: pride, and arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

A wise man is cautious and departs from evil. But the fool is arrogant and careless.

Having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness with deep reverence for God.

Now, O Israel, what does Jehovah your God require from you? You are to respect Jehovah your God. Walk in all his ways and love him! Serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your being. Obey Jehovah's commandments and his statutes I am commanding you today for your good!

Follow Jehovah and respect him. Obey him and keep his commandments. Worship him and be faithful to him (stick to him) (stay close to him) (cleave, cling to him).

From the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year till the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, my servants and I have never taken the food that was the right of the ruler. Earlier rulers who came before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver. Even their servants were lords over the people. But I did not do so, out of reverence for God. I kept on with the work of this wall. We got no land for ourselves. All my servants helped with the work.read more.
There is more, a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers were guests at my table, in addition to those who came to us from the nations nearby. The food for one day included: one bull and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine. All the same, I did not take the food to which the ruler had a right, because the people were crushed under a hard yoke.

We know what it means to respect the Lord so we persuade others. God knows us and I hope that you know us in your hearts (consciences).

Be subject (obedient) (subordinate) to one another in reverence of Christ.

Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, respecting God.

Devout Jews from every nation under heaven were dwelling at Jerusalem.

He was a devout man who respected God with his entire household. He gave many gifts of mercy to the people and prayed to God always.

Men and brothers, children of Abraham, and you of the nations who respect God, the message of salvation is sent to you.

Some of them were convinced (believed) and joined with Paul and Silas. A large crowd of the devout Greeks and of the prominent women also joined.