48 Bible Verses about honour

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Proverbs 8:19

“My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than choicest silver.

Proverbs 3:17

Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her paths are peace.

Psalm 49:20

Man in his pomp, yet without understanding,
Is like the beasts that perish.

Proverbs 4:8

“Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.

Revelation 7:12

saying,“Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.

2 Peter 1:17

For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”—

Revelation 5:13

And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,“To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”

Malachi 1:6

“‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?’ says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’

Psalm 66:2

Sing the glory of His name;
Make His praise glorious.

Deuteronomy 26:19

and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor; and that you shall be a consecrated people to the Lord your God, as He has spoken.”

1 Corinthians 12:23

and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,

Psalm 149:9

To execute on them the judgment written;
This is an honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord!

Psalm 8:5

Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!

John 5:23

so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

2 Timothy 2:20

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor.

Matthew 13:57

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”

Romans 9:21

Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?

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Honour » Due to God

Psalm 57:5

Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.

Honour » Earthly » Wisdom and virtue lead to

Romans 2:10

but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Honour » Earthly » Offered as a bribe

1 Chronicles 29:28

Then he died in a ripe old age, full of days, riches and honor; and his son Solomon reigned in his place.

Numbers 22:17

for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.’”

2 Chronicles 17:5

So the Lord established the kingdom in his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.

2 Chronicles 32:27

Now Hezekiah had immense riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuable articles,

Honour » Examples of » From God

1 Kings 3:13

I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.

Daniel 5:18

O king, the Most High God granted sovereignty, grandeur, glory and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father.

Honour » Due to religious leaders

Honour » Earthly » Given to Christ

Luke 4:15

And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.

Mark 11:8

And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

Luke 19:35

They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their coats on the colt and put Jesus on it.

John 12:13

took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.”

Revelation 5:13

And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,“To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”

Honour » Due the aged

Job 32:6

So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said,
“I am young in years and you are old;
Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you what I think.

1 Timothy 5:1-2

Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers, the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, in all purity.

Honour » Examples of » Jesus

John 19:25-26

Therefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"

Honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab

Jeremiah 35:8

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons or our daughters,

Honour » Examples of » Elisha

1 Kings 19:20

He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

Honour » Examples of » Joseph

Genesis 41:12

Now a Hebrew youth was with us there, a servant of the captain of the bodyguard, and we related them to him, and he interpreted our dreams for us. To each one he interpreted according to his own dream.

Honour » Examples of » David

1 Samuel 22:3

And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

Honour » Examples of » Solomon

1 Kings 2:19

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king arose to meet her, bowed before her, and sat on his throne; then he had a throne set for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right.

Honour » Earthly » Transitory

Honour » Earthly » A king's gift

Daniel 2:6

But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and a reward and great honor; therefore declare to me the dream and its interpretation.”

Honour » Earthly » A hindrance to faith

Honour » Earthly » A tribute to success or wealth

Job 29:8

The young men saw me and hid themselves,
And the old men arose and stood.

Topics on Honour

Losing Honour

Job 19:9

“He has stripped my honor from me
And removed the crown from my head.

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