3 occurrences

'Esteemed' in the Bible

Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.

Verse ConceptsHonorWorthinessDisobedience, To GodHonouring GodMan's Eternal Attributeshonour

So Saul’s servants spoke these words to David. But David said, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?”

Verse ConceptsInferioritySmallnessUnimportant Things

Then the commanders of the Philistines went out to battle, and it happened as often as they went out, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul. So his name was highly esteemed.

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Bible Theasaurus

Esteem (34 instances)
Esteemed (51 instances)
Honored (79 instances)
Prestigious (4 instances)
Prize (15 instances)
Repute (10 instances)

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