Bible verses about "honor" | Worsley

¹⁷ Give due honor to all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. ¹⁸ Ye who are servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and mild, but also to the morose: ¹⁹ for this is an evidence of grace, if any one for conscience towards God endure griefs, suffering unjustly.

¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ² Honour thy father and thy mother, (which is the first commandment with promise,) ³ that it may be well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the earth. ⁴ And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children: but educate them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

²¹ If therefore any one purify himself from these corruptions, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified and fitted for the Master's use, being prepared for every good work.

¹⁸ Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, desiring in all things to behave well.

⁹ Let love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good; ¹⁰ be tenderly affected with brotherly love to each other, in honor preferring one another: ¹¹ not slothful in business: fervent in spirit: serving the Lord. ¹² Rejoicing in hope, patient under affliction, persevering in prayer, ¹³ communicating to the necessities of the saints, given to hospitality.

¹ Let every soul be subject to the powers that are over them: for there is no such power but from God: the powers that are over men, are appointed by God. ² So that he who resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive condemnation. ³ For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wouldest thou then not be afraid of the civil power? do what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it: ⁴ for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou dost evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is also the minister of God, as an avenger to execute his wrath upon the malefactor. ⁵ Wherefore it is necessary to submit, not only on account of punishment, but also of conscience. ⁶ For you pay them tribute also for this reason; because they are God's ministers, continually attending hereunto. ⁷ Render therefore to all what is their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honor to whom honor.

¹⁷ Let the elders, who preside well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those that labour in preaching and teaching. ¹⁸ For the scripture saith, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn:" and, "The workman is worthy of his hire."

⁴ Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed is not defiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

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