'Honor' in the Bible

Haman told the king, “For the man the king wants to honor:

Put the garment and the horse under the charge of one of the king’s most noble officials. Have them clothe the man the king wants to honor, parade him on the horse through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.’”

So Haman took the garment and the horse. He clothed Mordecai and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.”

and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.

If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.

You have closed their minds to understanding,therefore You will not honor them.

No one remembers him anywhere in the land; no one names streets in his honor.

He has stripped me of my honorand removed the crown from my head.

‘My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed],And my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand.’

My greatest fears have overcome me; my honor is assaulted as though by a wind storm; my prosperity evaporates like a morning cloud."

Adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?How long will you love what is worthlessand pursue a lie?Selah

may an enemy pursue and overtake me;may he trample me to the groundand leave my honor in the dust.Selah

You made him little less than Godand crowned him with glory and honor.

His glory is great because of your deliverance, you have given him honor and majesty.

You who fear Yahweh, praise Him!All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!

Strap your sword to your side, mighty warrior, along with your honor and majesty.

Then the King will desire your beauty;Because He is your Lord, bow down and honor Him.

In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you.

But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

Call on Me in a day of trouble;I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

But you have given a banner to those who fear you, so they may display it in honor of truth. Interlude

For You have heard my vows, O God;You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].

With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! Give him the honor he deserves!

May God bless us! Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.

My mouth is full of praiseand honor to You all day long.

You will increase my honorand comfort me once again.

You will guide me with your wise advice, and later you will receive me with honor.

Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.

Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long!

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

All the nations You have madewill come and bow down before You, Lord,and will honor Your name.

Teach me Your way, O Lord,I will walk and live in Your truth;Direct my heart to fear Your name [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].

I will praise You with all my heart, Lord my God,and will honor Your name forever.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him;I will be with him in trouble.I will rescue him and give him honor.

Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

Honor His holy name;let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their gloryFor the image of an ox that eats grass.

His work is honor and majesty; And his righteousness endureth for ever.

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

Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.

I will praise You every day;I will honor Your name forever and ever.

Of the glorious majesty of thine honor, And of thy wondrous works, will I meditate.

Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.

carrying out the judgment decreed against them.This honor is for all His godly people.Hallelujah!

Honor the Lord with your possessionsand with the first produce of your entire harvest;

Long life is in her right hand;in her left, riches and honor.

The wise will inherit honor,but He holds up fools to dishonor.

Cherish her, and she will exalt you;if you embrace her, she will honor you.

so that you don't give your honor to others, and waste your best years;

With me are riches and honor,lasting wealth and righteousness.

A gracious woman gains honor,but violent men gain only riches.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant,Than he who [boastfully] honors himself [pretending to be what he is not] and lacks bread.

Poverty and shame are for those who ignore correction, but whoever listens to instruction gains honor.

The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,and humility comes before honor. >

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,but humility comes before honor.

Avoiding strife brings a man honor, but every fool is quarrelsome.

The glory of young men is their strength,And the honor of old men is their gray hair.

The one who pursues righteousness and faithful lovewill find life, righteousness, and honor.

The result of humility is fear of the Lord,along with wealth, honor, and life.

Do not claim honor in the presence of the king,And do not stand in the place of great men;

To eat much honey is not good, nor [is] seeking one's honor honorable.

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,honor is inappropriate for a fool.

Giving honor to a foolis like binding a stone in a sling.

A person’s pride will humble him,but a humble spirit will gain honor.

Strength and honor are her clothing,and she can laugh at the time to come.

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Foolishness is given great honor, while the prosperous sit in lowly places.

At that time the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel.

“It is the Lord of hosts whom you are to regard as holy and awesome.He shall be your [source of] fear,He shall be your [source of] dread [not man].

Nevertheless, the gloom of the distressed land will not be like that of the former times when He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali. But in the future He will bring honor to the Way of the Sea, to the land east of the Jordan, and to Galilee of the nations.

I [the Lord] have commanded My consecrated ones,I have even called My great warriors,My proudly exulting ones [the Medes and the Persians who triumph for My honor]—To execute My anger.

Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the Chaldeans' source of honor and pride, will be destroyed by God just as Sodom and Gomorrah were.

At that time, men will look upon their Maker, and their eyes will honor the Holy One of Israel.

I will drive him, like a peg, into a firm place. He will be a throne of honor for his father’s house.

“So they will hang on him all the honor and glory [the complete responsibility] of his father’s house, offspring and issue [of the family, high and low], all the least of the articles, from the bowls to all the jars.

Therefore, in the east honor the Lord!In the islands of the westhonor the name of Yahweh,the God of Israel.

Therefore, a strong people will honor You.The cities of violent nations will fear You.

"But you have enlarged the nation, LORD; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained honor; you have extended all the borders of the land.

The Lord said:Because these people approach Me with their mouthsto honor Me with lip-service—yet their hearts are far from Me,and their worship consists of man-made ruleslearned by rote—

For when he sees his children,the work of My hands within his nation,they will honor My name,they will honor the Holy One of Jacoband stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Let them give the Lord the honor he deserves; let them praise his deeds in the coastlands.

The animals of the field will honor Me,jackals and ostriches,because I provide water in the wilderness,and rivers in the desert,to give drink to My chosen people.

You did not bring me lambs for your burnt offerings; you did not honor me with your sacrifices. I did not burden you with offerings; I did not make you weary by demanding incense.

“This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;And that one will call on the name of Jacob;And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord,’And will name Israel’s name with honor.

“For the sake of Jacob My servant,And Israel My chosen one,I have also called you by your name;I have given you a title of honorThough you have not known Me.

I will delay My anger for the honor of My name,and I will restrain Myself for your benefit and for My praise,so that you will not be destroyed.

Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.

“If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath,from doing whatever you want on My holy day;if you call the Sabbath a delight,and the holy day of the Lord honorable;if you honor it, not going your own ways,seeking your own pleasure, or talking too much;

All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices. They will go up on my altar acceptably, and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple.

Yes, the islands will wait for Mewith the ships of Tarshish in the lead,to bring your children from far away,their silver and gold with them,for the honor of the Lord your God,the Holy One of Israel,who has glorified you.

The splendor of Lebanon will come to you, its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together, to beautify my palace; I will bestow honor on my throne room.

You will also be [considered] a crown of glory and splendor in the hand of the Lord,And a royal diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God.

At that time the city of Jerusalem will be called the Lord's throne. All nations will gather there in Jerusalem to honor the Lord's name. They will no longer follow the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts.

They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the Valley of Ben-hinnom (son of Hinnom), to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire [to honor Molech, the fire god]—which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart (mind).

For,' I say, 'just as shorts cling tightly to a person's body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.' I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.