'Respect' in the Bible

And Solomon finished the house of Yahweh and the house of the king. And all that came into the heart of Solomon to do with respect to the house of Yahweh and his own house he accomplished.

According to the ordinances of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, of the Levites over their responsibilities to offer praise and to minister before the priests following the daily requirement, and of the gatekeepers by their divisions with respect to each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.

And they did not deviate from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any respect or in regard to the storehouses or treasuries.

Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

He commanded them: "Carry out your duties with respect for the Lord, with honesty, and with pure motives.

Take notice, please, that Amariah the Chief Priest is presiding over all cases that pertain to the LORD, Ishmael's son Zebadiah is presiding as ruler of the household of Judah with respect to all cases that pertain to the national government, and the descendants of Levi will preside over your other civil cases. Serve courageously, and the LORD will be with the upright."

And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of Yahweh so that no person unclean with respect to any matter could enter

He was buried in the city of David with the kings because he had done what was good in Israel with respect to God and His temple.

Furthermore, with respect to the descendants of Aaron, that is, the priests who lived out in the country away from the cities, or who lived in each and every city, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone who had been enrolled by genealogy among the descendants of Levi.

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God or with respect to the law and the commandment to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.

But Hezekiah humbled himself with respect to the arrogance of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Yahweh did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

They set aside in reserve the burnt offerings, so they could distribute them in proportion to the divisions of their ancestral households for presentation by the people to the LORD, as is required by the book of Moses. They did this with respect to the bulls, also.

Furthermore, we decree that with respect to any of the priests, descendants of Levi, singers, gatekeepers, Temple Servants, or other servants of this Temple of God, it is not to be lawful to impose any tribute, tax, or toll on them.

Therefore let us enact a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, and that of those who respect the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.

Please, O Lord, listen attentively to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me in the presence of this man." Now I was cupbearer for the king.

For news of what the queen has done will come to the ears of all women, and they will no longer give respect to their husbands when it is said to them, King Ahasuerus gave orders for Vashti the queen to come before him and she came not.

I am blameless. I don't respect myself. I despise my life.

In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

Will you have respect for God's person in this cause, and put yourselves forward as his supporters?

He will certainly put you right, if you have respect for persons in secret.

Even young children have no respect for me; when I get up their backs are turned on me.

Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.

Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

because they've abandoned their pursuit of him and had no respect for any of his ways.

For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.

So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede for you, and I will respect him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has."

So they went, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and did just as the Lord had told them; and the Lord had respect for Job.

In his eyes a rejected one [is] contemptible, but he honors those who respect Yahweh. He takes an oath to [his own] injury and does not retract it.

Because they don't respect the works of Yahweh, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.

Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

and the king will greatly desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, you should bow in respect before him.

For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem[Pagan] kings will bring gifts to You [out of respect].

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah

O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

But with respect to Zion it shall be said, "{Each one} was born in her," for the Most High himself will establish her.

You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.

The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes so that I may not become ashamed. Kaf

My eyes grow weary with respect to what you have promised I keep asking, "When will you comfort me?"

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

I see the treacherous and loathe them,Because they do not respect Your law.

Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

[With respect to the] head of [those who] surround me, may the harm of their lips cover them.

The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor, but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray.

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.

To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.

With respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

O nation full of sin, a people weighted down with crime, a generation of evil-doers, false-hearted children: they have gone away from the Lord, they have no respect for the Holy One of Israel, their hearts are turned back from him.

Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.

They have the lyre and harp, the tambourine and flute, as well as wine at their festivals, but they don't respect what the LORD is doing, nor do they consider his actions.

You must recognize the authority of the Lord who commands armies. He is the one you must respect; he is the one you must fear.

At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; he will bring honor and respect to his father's family.

For when they see their children, whom I will produce among them, they will honor my name. They will honor the Holy One of Jacob; they will respect the God of Israel.

The highways are desolate. The traveling man ceases. The covenant is broken. He has despised the cities. He doesn't respect man.

For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize me.

This is what the Lord, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: "Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you."

He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn't respect him.

You must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the Lord's holy day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.

In the west, people respect the Lord's reputation; in the east they recognize his splendor. For he comes like a rushing stream driven on by wind sent from the Lord.

I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.

My hand made them; that is how they came to be," says the Lord. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.

Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, "May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy." But they will be put to shame.

Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, to show no respect for me," says the Lord God who rules over all.

“From Egypt also you will come away [as captives]With your hands on your head;For the Lord has rejected those in whom you trust (confide),And you will not be successful with them.”

Show the Lord your God the respect that is due him. Do it before he brings the darkness of disaster. Do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight. Do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile.

They keep on saying to those who have no respect for the word of the Lord, You will have peace; and to everyone who goes on his way in the pride of his heart, they say, No evil will come to you.

I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.

I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.

Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant in respect of the day, and my covenant in respect of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season,

The LORD himself separated them; he will do nothing more for them. They did not respect their own priests; they did not honor their elders.

Princes are hung up by their hands;elders are shown no respect.

Therefore speak with them, and you must say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Every person from the house of Israel who brings up his idols into his heart and {places before himself} a stumbling block of his guilt and [yet] he comes to the prophet, I Yahweh, I will respond to him through this act with [respect to] the multitude of his idols,

But look! A remnant will be left over in it, sons and daughters {who will be brought out}. Look! They are coming out to you, and you will see their way, and with their deeds you will be consoled with respect to the evil that I brought over Jerusalem, all of [it] that I brought over it.

But the children of Israel would not be controlled by me in the waste land: they were not guided by my rules, and they were turned away from my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said that I would let loose my passion on them in the waste land, and put an end to them.

Because they were turned away from my orders, and were not guided by my rules, and had no respect for my Sabbaths: for their hearts went after their images.

But the children would not be controlled by me; they were not guided by my rules, and they did not keep and do my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said I would let loose my passion on them to give full effect to my wrath against them in the waste land.

Because they had not done my orders, but had been turned away from my rules, and had not given respect to my Sabbaths, and their eyes were turned to the images of their fathers.

In you they have had no respect for father and mother; in you they have been cruel to the man from a strange land; in you they have done wrong to the child without a father and to the widow.

The weak you [have] not strengthened, and the sick you [have] not healed, and {with respect to} the hurt you have not bound [them up], and you [have] not brought back the scattered, and you [have] not sought the lost, but [rather] you ruled over them with force and with ruthlessness.

But I had respect for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, where they went.

And join them one to [the] other with respect to you [as] one [piece of] wood, so that they may become one in your hand.

And [there were] narrow windows for the alcoves and for their pilasters to [the] inside of the gate {all the way around} [it]. And likewise [with respect] to the porticos and windows [were] {all the way around} to the inside, and on a pilaster [there were] images [of] palm trees.