Quotes about Honour
Let arms yield to the toga, the laurel crown to praise.
- Cicero
May the Lord, whose cause this is, enlighten you and make you a vessel to honour and glory. Amen.
- Martin Luther
make sure we are doing justice and honour to scripture itself, rather than simply using it within schemes of our own making.
- NT Wright
Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.
- Nelson Mandela
“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.
- Genesis 30:20
He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:43
Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 19:3
And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the Unsandaled.”
- Deuteronomy 25:10
saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
- 2 Samuel 23:17
When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king.
- 2 Samuel 24:20
saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
- 1 Chronicles 11:19
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.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14