Quotes about Respect
‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Deuteronomy 27:17
a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.
- Deuteronomy 28:50
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.
- Joshua 4:14
“Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”
- Judges 19:20
“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”
- Ruth 2:13
Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
- Ruth 3:3
Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
- Ruth 3:10
And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.
- Ruth 3:11
As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
- 1 Samuel 15:27
So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
- 1 Samuel 24:6
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
- 1 Samuel 24:8
Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.
- 1 Samuel 25:15