56 Bible Verses about Respect
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Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she respect her husband.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.
Be tender loving one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Let no man therefore judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
Honor your father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our less respectable parts have greater respect.
But he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done: and there is no respect of persons.
But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, and are convicted of the law as transgressors.
And, you masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
And you have respect to him that wears the fine clothing, and say unto him, Sit here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand there, or sit here under my footstool:
And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to every man's work, pass the time of your exile here in fear:
A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young:
That you may walk honestly toward them that are outside, and that you may have lack of nothing.
You shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
And Moses was very angry, and said unto the LORD, Respect not their offering: I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
A son honors his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is my honor? and if I be a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And you say, How have we despised your name?
You shall rise up before the gray headed, and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content.
Honor your father and your mother: and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had concern for them.
My son, fear the LORD and the king: and associate not with them that are given to change:
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, neither regarded man:
Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother: and, He that curses father or mother, let him die the death.
To show partiality is not good: because for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
Blessed is that man that makes the LORD his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
You shall not respect persons in judgment; but you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
And we beseech you, brethren, to know them who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
Much every way: chiefly, because unto them were committed the oracles of God.
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of dishonest gain;
From Thematic Bible
Respect » Due to rulers
And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise authority, and speak evil of the glorious ones.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Respect » Due to religious leaders
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in honor:
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.
Remember them who have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their manner of life.
And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
Respect » Due to the aged
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and you are very old; therefore I was afraid, and dared not show you my opinion.
Hearken unto your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.
You shall rise up before the gray headed, and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.
Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brothers; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
Respect » To one another
Be tender loving one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Respect » Who the lord does not respect
As for the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundant justice: he will not afflict. Men do therefore fear him: he respects not any that are wise of heart.
Respect » Who the lord respects
Though the LORD be high, yet has he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knows from afar.
Respect » Those that do not respect the proud
Blessed is that man that makes the LORD his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Respect » To the aged
You shall rise up before the gray headed, and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.
Respect » To an army
But when you are bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that bade you come, he may say unto you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with you.
Respect » To rulers
Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Topics on Respect
Attitudes Of Respect
Deuteronomy 10:12-13And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Respect For Old People
Leviticus 19:32You shall rise up before the gray headed, and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.
Respect For People
Exodus 20:12Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Respect, For Environment
Psalm 24:1-2[A Psalm of David.] The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Respect, For God's Character
Psalm 29:2Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Respect, For Human Beings
Genesis 9:5-6And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
Self Respect
Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
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- Fearing God
- God, Impartiality Of
- Honour The Honourable
- Honouring Parents
- Human Authority, Christian Response
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