Quotes About Honor

You shall not commit adultery.

And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.

If you see your brotherís ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.

and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”

Then the young womanís father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate

And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ëI discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.í But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.

They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young womanís father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.

If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young womanís virginity can be found,

A man is not to marry his fatherís wife, so that he will not dishonor his fatherís marriage bed.

Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

his brotherís widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brotherís line.”

And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the Unsandaled.”

that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

ëCursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.í And let all the people say, ëAmen!í

Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness to our God!

On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.

“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,

Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.

But the olive tree replied, ëShould I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?í

He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ëA woman killed him.í” So Abimelechís armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.