Honor

“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.

“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.

And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

…for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

…that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,

Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.

Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.

Then Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all.

“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”

Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.

In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.

He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.

God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—

…therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”

And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.

Now Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.

This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.

They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”

Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.

And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”

The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants.

Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”

Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”

And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor,

Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”

Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”

So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”

For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.

If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.

He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.

…while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

…then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.

You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

…to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;

Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.

A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.

Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.

For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.

If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,

Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.

Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.

But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”

At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.

As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.

And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.

He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’

If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

…he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

…honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’