8 occurrences

'Honorable' in the Bible

May the firstborn of his bull be honorable to him, and may his horns be those of a wild ox. With them may he push people all together, to the ends of the earth. These are the myriads of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh."

Verse ConceptsFirstbornBullsHornsThousandsHorns VictoriousPropellingWild OxPowerful IndividualsUnicorns

Judges, envoys, officials, Persians, the people of Erech, the Babylonians, the people of Susa (that is, the Elamites) and many other nations whom the great and honorable Osnappar deported and resettled in Samaria and in the rest of the province beyond the Euphrates River.

Verse ConceptsExiled ForeignersBeyond The RiverBeyond The Euphrates

The king's daughters are among your honorable women; the queen, dressed in gold from Ophir, has taken her place at your right hand."

Verse ConceptsBridesGoldPrincesQueensMarriage, The BrideRight SidesWomen's BeautyGodly Womanjewelryroyalty

People will oppress one another It will be man against man and neighbor against neighbor. The young will be disrespectful to the old, and the worthless to the honorable.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToBad ChildrenDisrespect For Old AgeDiscourtesyOppressorsThe Elderly

People will no longer call a fool noble, nor will a bad person be declared honorable.

Verse ConceptsCounted As Foolsheroes

"If you keep your feet from trampling the Sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD's holy day honorable; and if you honor it by not going your own ways and seeking your own pleasure or speaking merely idle words,

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In OtDesecrationSabbath Observed

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

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