26 Bible Verses about Seeking Honour

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.

You are still exalting yourself against my people and will not let them go.

They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?"

How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

"And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.

who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth."

If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.

Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she took no thought of her future; therefore her fall is terrible; she has no comforter. "O LORD, behold my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!"

Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.

and the king answered and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?"

while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his greatness for many days, 180 days.

And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and the servants of the king.

and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

"Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, "When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this person,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.read more.
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.

to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man.

So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you";

And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.

Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,

Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed.

"Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.