46 Bible Verses about honour

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Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

Proverbs 3:17

Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

Psalm 49:20

Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.

Proverbs 4:8

Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

Revelation 7:12

So be it. Let blessing and glory and wisdom and praise and honour and power and strength be given to our God for ever and ever. So be it.

1 Samuel 2:30

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

Revelation 5:13

And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.

Malachi 1:6

A son gives honour to his father, and a servant has fear of his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is the fear of me? says the Lord of armies to you, O priests, who give no value to my name. And you say, How have we not given value to your name?

Psalm 66:2

Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

Deuteronomy 26:19

And that he will make you high over all the nations he has made, in praise, in name, and in honour, and that you are to be a holy people to the Lord your God as he has said.

1 Corinthians 12:23

And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

Psalm 149:9

To give them the punishment which is in the holy writings: this honour is given to all his saints. Praise be to the Lord.

Psalm 8:5

For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.

John 5:23

So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

2 Timothy 2:20

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.

Matthew 13:57

And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.

Romans 9:21

Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?

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Honour » Due to God

Psalm 57:5

O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.

Honour » Earthly » Wisdom and virtue lead to

Romans 2:10

But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:

Proverbs 13:18

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

Honour » Earthly » Offered as a bribe

1 Chronicles 29:28

And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place.

Numbers 22:17

For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.

2 Chronicles 17:5

So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.

2 Chronicles 32:27

And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour; and he made himself store-houses for his gold and silver and jewels and spices, and for body-covers and all sorts of beautiful vessels.

Honour » Examples of » From God

1 Kings 3:13

And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

A man to whom God gives money, wealth, and honour so that he has all his desires but God does not give him the power to have joy of it, and a strange man takes it. This is to no purpose and an evil disease.

Daniel 5:18

As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:

Honour » Due to religious leaders

Philippians 2:29

So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

Honour » Earthly » Given to Christ

Luke 4:15

And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

Mark 11:8

And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.

Luke 19:35

And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him.

Revelation 5:13

And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.

Honour » Due the aged

Job 32:6

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.

1 Timothy 5:1-2

Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers: To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.

Honour » Examples of » Jesus

John 19:25-26

Now by the side of the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister Mary, the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene. So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple who was dear to him, he said to his mother, Mother, there is your son!

Honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab

Jeremiah 35:8

And we have kept the rules of Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, in everything which he gave us orders to do, drinking no wine all our days, we and our wives and our sons and our daughters;

Honour » Examples of » Elisha

1 Kings 19:20

And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?

Honour » Examples of » Joseph

Genesis 41:12

And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them.

Honour » Examples of » David

1 Samuel 22:3

And from there David went to Mizpeh in the land of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and mother come and make their living-place with you till it is clear to me what God will do for me.

Honour » Examples of » Solomon

1 Kings 2:19

So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.

Honour » Earthly » Transitory

Honour » Earthly » A king's gift

Daniel 2:6

But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.

Honour » Earthly » A hindrance to faith

John 5:44

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

Honour » Earthly » A tribute to success or wealth

Job 29:8

The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;

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