48 Bible Verses about honour

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Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than precious stones, and my revenue than choice silver.

Proverbs 3:17

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Psalm 49:20

Man that is in honour that does not understand is like the beasts that are cut off.

Proverbs 4:8

Grow in wisdom, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou hast embraced her.

Revelation 7:12

saying, Amen: The blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honour and the power and the might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore, the LORD God of Israel said, I had said indeed that thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever, but now the LORD said, It shall never be; for those that honor me I will honor, and those that lightly esteem me shall be vile.

Revelation 5:13

And I heard every creature which is in heaven and upon the earth and under the earth and such as are upon the sea and all that are in it, saying, Blessing and honour and glory and power, be unto him that is seated upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

Proverbs 21:21

He that follows after righteousness and mercy shall find life, righteousness, and honour.

Malachi 1:6

The son honours his father and the slave his master; if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is my fear? said the LORD of the hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, In what have we despised thy name?

Psalm 66:2

sing forth the glory of his name; put glory into thy praise.

Deuteronomy 26:19

and to make thee high above all the Gentiles which he has made, in praise, and in fame, and in glory; and that thou may be a holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he has spoken.

1 Corinthians 12:23

and those members of the body which we think to be more vile, these we dress with more abundant honour; and those in us who are more indecent have more honesty.

Psalm 149:9

to execute upon them the judgment written: this shall be glory for all his merciful ones. Halelu-JAH.

Psalm 8:5

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and hast crowned him with glory and beauty.

John 5:23

that everyone should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who has sent him.

2 Timothy 2:20

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay, and likewise some to honour, and some to dishonour.

Matthew 13:57

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour except in his own country and in his own house.

Romans 9:21

Has not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour and another unto dishonour?

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Honour » Due to God

Psalm 57:5

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

Honour » Earthly » Wisdom and virtue lead to

Proverbs 21:21

He that follows after righteousness and mercy shall find life, righteousness, and honour.

Romans 2:10

but glory, honour, and peace to everyone that works good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Honour » Earthly » Offered as a bribe

1 Chronicles 29:28

And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and glory; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

Numbers 22:17

for I will without a doubt honour thee greatly, and I will do whatever thou sayest unto me; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

2 Chronicles 17:5

Therefore, the LORD confirmed the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat presents, and he had riches and glory in abundance.

2 Chronicles 32:27

And Hezekiah had exceedingly great riches and honour, and he made himself treasures of silver and of gold and of precious stones and of spices and of shields and of all manner of pleasant vessels,

Honour » Examples of » From God

1 Kings 3:13

And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and glory so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee in all thy days.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

A man to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honour so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but the strangers eat it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Daniel 5:18

O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom and the greatness and the glory and the magnificence:

Honour » Due to religious leaders

Honour » Earthly » Given to Christ

Luke 4:15

And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

Mark 11:8

And many spread their garments in the way, and others cut down leaves off the trees and spread them in the way.

Luke 19:35

And they brought him to Jesus, and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus upon it.

John 12:13

took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him and cried, Hosanna; Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel.

Revelation 5:13

And I heard every creature which is in heaven and upon the earth and under the earth and such as are upon the sea and all that are in it, saying, Blessing and honour and glory and power, be unto him that is seated upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

Honour » Due the aged

Job 32:6

And Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, answered and said, I am younger, and ye are older; therefore, I was afraid, and I feared to declare unto you my opinion.

1 Timothy 5:1-2

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father, and the younger men as brethren, the elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all purity.

Honour » Examples of » Jesus

John 19:25-26

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he said unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

Honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab

Jeremiah 35:8

Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab our father, the son of Rechab, in all that he has charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

Honour » Examples of » Elisha

1 Kings 19:20

So he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again, for what have I done to thee?

Honour » Examples of » Joseph

Genesis 41:12

And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, slave to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted our dreams to us; he interpreted to each man according to his dream.

Honour » Examples of » David

1 Samuel 22:3

And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth and be with you until I know what God will make of me.

Honour » Examples of » Solomon

1 Kings 2:19

Bathsheba, therefore, went unto King Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed himself unto her and sat down on his throne and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand.

Honour » Earthly » Transitory

Psalm 49:12

Nevertheless man will not abide forever in honour; he is like the beasts that are cut off.

Honour » Earthly » A king's gift

Daniel 2:6

But if ye show the dream and its interpretation, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore show 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 would see me and hide themselves, and the aged would arise and stand.

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Psalm 8:5

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and hast crowned him with glory and beauty.

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