Quotes About Recognition

And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

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

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

have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.

Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the kingís 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, ëThis is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!í”

When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.

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

For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—

A manís gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”

O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.

You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.

As for the prophet who prophesies peace, only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent.”

And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.

I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.í”