19 Bible Verses about The Honourable Will Be Honoured

In his eyes an evil person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord [and obediently worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
He keeps his word even to his own disadvantage and does not change it [for his own benefit];

Wait for and expect the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
[In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I give up my fatness by which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’

“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.

So when the king’s great decree is proclaimed throughout his [extensive] kingdom, all women will give honor to their husbands, from the great to the insignificant.”

He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

He will act against the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to those who acknowledge him and he will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

“His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it;
They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it.

That He may seat them with princes,
With the princes of His people.

The wise will inherit honor and glory,
But dishonor and shame is conferred on fools.

A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,
But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.

The Lord shall save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be magnified above Judah.

The reward of humility [that is, having a realistic view of one’s importance] and the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Is riches, honor, and life.

He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
And he who faithfully protects and cares for his master will be honored.

that each of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor [being available for God’s purpose and separated from things profane],

And if one member suffers, all the parts share the suffering; if one member is honored, all rejoice with it.

Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] fool.

Like one who [absurdly] binds a stone in a sling [making it impossible to throw],
So is he who [absurdly] gives honor to a fool.

he is not to honor his father or his mother [by helping them with their need].’ So by this you have invalidated the word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect] for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders].