Bible verses about "honor" | LITV

¹² Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long on the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you.

¹ Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners and has not sat in the seat of scorners. ² But his delight is only in the law of Jehovah, and he meditates in His law day and night. ³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivulets of waters, which will give its fruit in its seasons, and its leaf will not wither, and all which he does will prosper. ⁴ Not so are the wicked, but they are only as chaff which the wind drives about. ⁵ On account of this the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. ⁶ For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.

⁹ Honor Jehovah with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your increase,

¹⁷ honor all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king. ¹⁸ Servants, be obedient to your masters in all fear, not only to those good and forbearing, but also to the perverse ones . ¹⁹ For this is a grace, if because of conscience toward God anyone bears grief, suffering unjustly.

¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ² "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise, Ex. 20:12 ³ "that it may be well with you, and you may be long-lived on the earth". Deut. 5:16 ⁴ And fathers, do not provoke your children, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.

²¹ Then if anyone purifies himself from these, he will be a vessel to honor, having been sanctified and made useful to the Master, having been prepared to every good work.

¹⁸ Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, in all things wishing to behave well.

¹⁶ Honor your father and your mother, as Jehovah your God has commanded you, so that your days may be prolonged, and so that it may be well with you in the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you.

⁹ Let love be without dissimulation, shrinking from evil, cleaving to the good, ¹⁰ in brotherly love to one another, loving fervently, having gone before one another in honor; ¹¹ in diligence, not slothful, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; ¹² in hope, rejoicing; in affliction, enduring; in prayer, steadfastly continuing; ¹³ imparting to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

¹ Let every soul be subject to higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, but the existing authorities have been ordained by God. ² So that the one resisting authority has opposed the ordinance of God, and the ones opposing will receive judgment to themselves. ³ For the rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the bad. And do you desire not to fear the authority? Do the good, and you will have praise from it; ⁴ for it is a servant of God to you for the good. But if you practice evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to the one practicing evil. ⁵ Because of this, it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience. ⁶ For on this account you also pay taxes, for they are ministers of God, always giving attention to this very thing. ⁷ Then give to all their dues: to the one due tax, the tax; to the one due tribute, the tribute; to the one due fear, the fear; to the one due honor, the honor.

¹⁷ Let the elders who take the lead well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those laboring in word and teaching. ¹⁸ For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox treading out grain," and, the laborer is worthy of his pay. Deut. 25:4

⁴ Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled; but God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

³⁰ So says Jehovah the God of Israel, I said indeed that your house and your father's house should walk before Me until forever. But now Jehovah says, Be it far from Me! For those who honor Me, I will honor; and those despising Me will be despicable.

¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, incorruptible, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.