Bible Verses About Honoring Leaders
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for honoring leaders, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 229,673 votes, led by Hebrews 13:17. Each passage links into the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Honoring Leaders
Hebrews 13:177,890 votes
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
1 Timothy 5:176,433 votes
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Hebrews 13:75,836 votes
Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Romans 13:15,148 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-134,694 votes
And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
1 Peter 2:174,550 votes
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Exodus 20:124,277 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Philippians 2:33,486 votes
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Matthew 20:263,414 votes
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
1 Timothy 2:1-153,388 votes
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
Acts 20:283,347 votes
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
1 Peter 5:53,321 votes
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
1 Timothy 5:17-203,261 votes
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Galatians 6:63,247 votes
Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
1 Timothy 4:123,225 votes
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Galatians 6:93,182 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Matthew 7:122,806 votes
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Proverbs 29:22,531 votes
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Isaiah 41:102,486 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
2 Timothy 2:152,442 votes
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Acts 14:232,431 votes
And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
John 3:302,408 votes
He must increase, but I must decrease.
1 Thessalonians 5:122,399 votes
And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
Proverbs 11:142,393 votes
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 4:232,387 votes
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.