'Praise' in the Bible

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.

But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you.