12 occurrences

'Honorable' in the Bible

So Achish summoned David and told him, “As the Lord lives, you are an honorable man. I think it is good to have you working with me in the camp, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until today. But the leaders don’t think you are reliable.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfGoing Out And Coming In

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,but destruction awaits the malicious.

Verse ConceptsOrthodoxy, In OtRighteous, TheWay, TheDestruction Of The Wicked

The people will oppress one another,man against man, neighbor against neighbor;the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,and the worthless toward the honorable.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToBad ChildrenDisrespect For Old AgeDiscourtesyOppressorsThe Elderly

“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;

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In OtDesecrationSabbath Observed

It also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus,

Verse ConceptsBooksWritingOrderly PatternsBeginning Of SalvationBeing Found OutOrderly AccountsFrom The BeginningWriting The New Testament

And those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have a better presentation.

Verse ConceptsPeople Have HonourRespectSelf WorthSelf EsteemTreating OthersPositive ThinkingTaking Care Of Your BodyThe BodyRespecting Your Bodydignitychildbearinghonourimportance

But our presentable parts have no need of clothing. Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable,

Verse ConceptsPeople Have Honour

For we are making provision for what is right, not only before the Lord but also before men.

Verse ConceptsEyes, Used Of GodMen PleasersSeeking HonourDoing The Right Thingprovidingcriticismacting

Bible Theasaurus

Honorable (62 instances)
Honourable (73 instances)
Moral (71 instances)
Respectable (2 instances)
Upright (440 instances)

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