Quotes about Honor
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
- Proverbs 26:1
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
- Proverbs 26:8
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
- Proverbs 27:2
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
- Proverbs 27:18
He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
- Proverbs 28:24
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- Proverbs 29:23
There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Proverbs 30:11
Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
- Proverbs 31:25
Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
- Proverbs 31:31
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4
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.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1