46 Bible Verses about honour
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My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.
She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.
Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
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.
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.
Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.
Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.
Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),
Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
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.
For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
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.
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?
Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:
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.
It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.
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;
Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.
Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.
To give them the punishment which is in the holy writings: this honour is given to all his saints. Praise be to the Lord.
For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
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.
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.
Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
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.
For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.
Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
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?
From Thematic Bible
Honour » Due to God
Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.
O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.
Honour » Earthly » Wisdom and virtue lead to
But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:
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
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.
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.
So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.
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
When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.
If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
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.
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
So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
Honour » Earthly » Given to Christ
And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.
And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him.
Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!
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
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.
Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.
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
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Topics on Honour
Honour The Honourable
Exodus 20:12Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
People Have Honour
Psalm 8:5For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
Seeking Honour
Proverbs 25:27It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
Source Of Honour
Proverbs 3:16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
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