Quotes about Respect
When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
— Genesis 43:26
“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
— Genesis 43:28
When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
— Genesis 44:14
Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
— Genesis 47:7
Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
— Genesis 48:12
Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—
— Genesis 50:7
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
— Exodus 3:5
But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”
— Exodus 9:30
And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.
— Exodus 11:3
It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.
— Exodus 12:46
So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.
— Exodus 18:7
And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
— Exodus 19:12