'Honour' in the Bible

They gave worship to the Lord, but they gave honour to their gods like the nations did from whom they had been taken as prisoners.

For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.

I will give you fifteen more years of life; and I will keep you and this town safe from the hands of the king of Assyria; I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.

Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.

And say, Be our saviour, O God of our salvation, and let us come back, and give us salvation from the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name and have glory in your praise.

What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

To Thee, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the might, and the beauty, and the victory, and the honour, because of all in the heavens and in the earth; to Thee, O Jehovah, is the kingdom, and he who is lifting up himself over all for head;

Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

and Jehovah maketh Solomon exceedingly great before the eyes of all Israel, and putteth upon him the honour of the kingdom that hath not been on any king over Israel before him.

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

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

and the priests have not been able to stand to minister from the presence of the cloud, for the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of God.

And at Solomon's finishing to pray, then the fire hath come down from the heavens, and consumeth the burnt-offering and the sacrifices, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house,

and the priests have not been able to go in unto the house of Jehovah, because the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of Jehovah.

And all the sons of Israel are looking on the descending of the fire, and the honour of Jehovah on the house, and they bow -- faces to the earth -- on the pavement, and do obeisance, and give thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age is His kindness.

Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.

And he taketh counsel with the people, and appointeth singers to Jehovah, and those giving praise to the honour of holiness, in the going out before the armed men, and saying, 'Give ye thanks to Jehovah, for to the age is His kindness.'

And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.

And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour damaged, we have sent to give the king word of these things,

And the Levites say, even Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, 'Rise, bless Jehovah your God, from the age unto the age, and they bless the name of Thine honour that is exalted above all blessing and praise.

When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.

And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him.

And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.

And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.

And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

Mine honour from off me He hath stripped, And He turneth the crown from my head.

Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you?

My honour is fresh with me, And my bow in my hand is renewed.

Terrors are turned against me; they pursue mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away like a cloud.

Let me not give respect to any man, or give names of honour to any living.

For I am not able to give names of honour to any man; and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

Honour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God are words.

From the golden north it cometh, Beside God is fearful honour.

Put on, I pray thee, excellency and loftiness, Yea, honour and beauty put on.

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

And Thou, O Jehovah, art a shield for me, My honour, and lifter up of my head.

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

To the Overseer, 'On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.

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

Despised in his eyes is a rejected one, And those fearing Jehovah he doth honour. He hath sworn to suffer evil, and changeth not;

Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh dwelleth confidently:

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. The heavens are recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse is declaring.

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

A Psalm of David. Ascribe to Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.

Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.

I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me.

So that honour doth praise Thee, and is not silent, O Jehovah, my God, to the age I thank Thee!

I will give you praise in the great meeting; I will give you honour among a strong people.

Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.

So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,

For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.

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

I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.

Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.

Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.

Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour!

For you, O God, have made answer to my prayers; you have given me the heritage of those who give honour to your name.

Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

On God is my salvation, and my honour, The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.

So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.

Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

And blessed is the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled with His honour. Amen, and amen!

With Thy counsel Thou dost lead me, And after honour dost receive me.

To you, O God, we give praise, to you we give praise: and those who give honour to your name make clear your works of power.

For honour does not come from the east, or from the west, or uplifting from the south;

Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake.

For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

Only, near to those fearing Him is His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.

All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

I confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honour Thy name to the age.

Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, And Thine honour on their sons.

Because he has given me his love, I will take him out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour, because he has kept my name in his heart.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

Declare among nations His honour, Among all the peoples His wonders.

Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.