Quotes About Honor

lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

A manís pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumerís oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.

So they will hang on him all the glory of his fatherís house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the lesser vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.

Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.

For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.

Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.