Quotes about Respect
Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
— Proverbs 31:23
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
— Proverbs 31:28
Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
— Proverbs 31:31
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
— Ecclesiastes 10:20
The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
— Isaiah 8:13
Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”
— Isaiah 45:10
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
— Isaiah 49:23
You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.
— Jeremiah 16:8
Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
— Lamentations 5:12
Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
— Ezekiel 14:1
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
— Ezekiel 34:18
saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!
— Daniel 3:9