1 Samuel 2:30

Bible in Basic English 1965

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:11

So the Lord said to Solomon, Because you have done this, and have not kept my agreement and my laws, which I gave you, I will take the kingdom away from you by force and will give it to your servant.

1 Kings 2:27

So Solomon let Abiathar be priest no longer, so that he might make the word of the Lord come true which he said about the sons of Eli in Shiloh.

1 Chronicles 17:18

What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant.

2 Chronicles 15:2

And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.

2 Chronicles 26:18

And they made protests to Uzziah the king, and said to him, The burning of perfumes, Uzziah, is not your business but that of the priests, the sons of Aaron, who have been made holy for this work: go out of the holy place, for you have done wrong, and it will not be to your honour before God.

Psalm 18:20

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

Psalm 18:26

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

Psalm 50:23

Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.

Psalm 73:20

As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.

Psalm 91:14

Because he has given me his love, I will take him out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour, because he has kept my name in his heart.

Psalm 91:15

When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.

Exodus 28:43

Aaron and his sons are to put these on whenever they go into the Tent of meeting or come near the altar, when they are doing the work of the holy place, so that they may be free from any sin causing death: this is to be an order for him and his seed after him for ever.

Exodus 29:9

And put the linen bands round Aaron and his sons, and the head-dresses on them, to make them priests by my order for ever: so you are to make Aaron and his sons holy to me.

Proverbs 12:8

A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

Proverbs 4:8

Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

Proverbs 8:17

Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

Isaiah 29:13

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

Jeremiah 29:32

For this cause the Lord has said, Truly I will send punishment on Shemaiah and on his seed; not a man of his family will have a place among this people, and he will not see the good which I am going to do to my people, says the Lord: because he has said words against the Lord.

Jeremiah 49:15

For see, I have made you small among the nations, looked down on by men.

Ezekiel 34:10

This is what the Lord has said: See I am against the keepers of the flock, and I will make search and see what they have done with my sheep, and will let them be keepers of my sheep no longer; and the keepers will no longer get food for themselves; I will take my sheep out of their mouths so that they may not be food for them.

Daniel 4:34

And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up my eyes to heaven, got back my reason, and, blessing the Most High, I gave praise and honour to him who is living for ever, whose rule is an eternal rule and whose kingdom goes on from generation to generation.

Malachi 1:6

A son gives honour to his father, and a servant has fear of his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is the fear of me? says the Lord of armies to you, O priests, who give no value to my name. And you say, How have we not given value to your name?

Malachi 2:3

See, I will have your arm cut off, and will put waste on your faces, even the waste from your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.

Numbers 11:20

But every day for a month, till you are tired of it, turning from it in disgust: because you have gone against the Lord who is with you, and have been weeping before him saying, Why did we come out of Egypt?

Numbers 35:34

Do not make unclean the land where you are living and in which is my House: for I the Lord am present among the children of Israel.

John 12:26

If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

John 5:23

Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

John 5:44

Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

John 8:49

And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

1 Corinthians 4:5

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

1 Peter 1:7

So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire, may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

Judges 9:10

Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.