19 occurrences

'Honourable' in the Bible

And the youth did not delay to do this, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honourable above all in the house of his father.

Verse ConceptsHappiness

Then sent Balak yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?

Verse ConceptsCaptainsGuardsLoyaltySons In Law

And David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How honourable did the king of Israel make himself to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the lewd fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!

Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the first three.

Verse ConceptsThree MenPraising Specific People

And Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man before his master, and honourable, for by him Jehovah had given deliverance to Syria; and he was a mighty man of valour, but a leper.

Verse ConceptsCommanderKingdomsLeprosyOccupationsSoldierssyriaarmy

Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the first three.

Verse ConceptsThree Men

Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Verse ConceptsBridesGoldPrincesQueensMarriage, The BrideRight SidesWomen's BeautyGodly Womanjewelryroyalty

the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the clever among artificers, and the one versed in enchantments.

Verse ConceptsRankSkillFiftiesSkilled Peoplemagicartistscraftsmanship

And the people shall be oppressed one by the other, and each by his neighbour; the child will be insolent against the elder, and the base against the honourable.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToBad ChildrenDisrespect For Old AgeDiscourtesyOppressorsThe Elderly

the ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Verse ConceptsTailsWicked ProphetsHead As ChiefFake Friends

Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the distributor of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose dealers were the honourable of the earth?

Verse ConceptsTradeCommerceGod's Plans

Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to profane the pride of all glory, to bring to nought all the honourable of the earth.

Verse ConceptsendHumilitySuperiorityHumbling The ProudGod Opposes The ProudGod's Plans

Jehovah had delight in him for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.

Verse ConceptsThe Law Proclaimed

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee; and I will give men for thee, and peoples for thy life.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerEmotions, Shown By GodCherishingGood PeopleExchange Of NationsAcne

If thou turn back thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of Jehovah, honourable; and thou honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking idle words;

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In OtDesecrationSabbath Observed

She too was carried away, she went into captivity: her infants also were dashed in pieces, at the top of all the streets; and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound with chains.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofChainsNoblesPeople Cut In PiecesExiled ForeignersStriking To DeathTragedy On The StreetsChildren Suffering

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable councillor, who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, coming, emboldened himself and went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.

Verse ConceptsBoldness, To PeopleKingdom Of God, Coming OfSanhedrinWaitingWaiting On GodBoldness Examples OfMessianic HopeJesus CorpseNot DiscouragedThose Who Wait For Godrisk

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

Verse ConceptsCelebritiesSocial FellowshipSeatsDo Not Be ProudGuest RoomsWaiting Till Marriageimportance

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ἄτιμος 
Atimos 
Usage: 2

ἔνδοξος 
Endoxos 
Usage: 3

ἔντιμος 
Entimos 
Usage: 4

εὐσχήμων 
Euschemon 
Usage: 5

τίμιος 
Timios 
Usage: 14