Bible Verses about 'Honor'

Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor. Proverbs 29:23

Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor. Proverbs 29:23	A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. humility pride
Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor. Proverbs 15:33	The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility. humility awe wisdom

True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life. Proverbs 22:4	By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life. humility reward awe
Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority. Romans 13:7	Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. honesty money awe
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Proverbs 3:9	Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase. money sacrifice giving
Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor. Proverbs 21:21	He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. love righteousness life
Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her. 1 Timothy 5:3	Honor widows who are really widows. neighbor community widows
Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor. Proverbs 18:12	Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility. humility pride
All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17	Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. worship almighty kingdom
Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12	Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. God blessing family
Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me. John 12:26	If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. serving following Father
Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. Romans 12:10	Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another. love neighbor
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. Proverbs 20:3	It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. speaking peace anger
My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. Psalm 62:7	In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. trust God salvation
Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength. 1 Chronicles 29:12	Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all. almighty strength money
You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 19:18b-19	‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ law love family
Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. Hebrews 13:4	Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. marriage desires judgment
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud. Daniel 4:37	Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down. righteousness humility worship
And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.” Revelation 5:13	And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!” creation worship gratitude
If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:8	For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. death life
In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered. 1 Peter 3:7	Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. marriage prayer grace
God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5	For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God. holiness sexuality body
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. James 4:10	Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. God humility reward
Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly. Then the Lord will be your delight. I will give you great honor and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob. I, the Lord, have spoken! Isaiah 58:13-14	If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words, Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken. sabbath
“Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart.” Malachi 2:2	“If you will not hear, And if you will not take it to heart, To give glory to My name,” Says the Lord of hosts, “I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already, Because you do not take it to heart.” obedience blessing listening