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Question 127

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What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?

The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart,a word,b and behavior;c prayer and thanksgiving for them;d imitation of their virtues and graces;e willing obedience to their lawful commands and counsels;f due submission to their corrections;g fidelity to,h defensei and maintenance of their persons and authority, according to their several ranks, and the nature of their places;j bearing with their infirmities, and covering them in love,k that so they may be an honor to them and to their government.l

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aMalachi 1:6; Leviticus 19:3
  2. bProverbs 31:28
  3. cLeviticus 19:32; 1 Kings 2:19
  4. d1 Timothy 2:1–2
  5. eHebrews 13:7; Philippians 3:17
  6. fEphesians 6:1–2, 6–7; 1 Peter 2:13–14; Romans 13:1–5; Hebrews 13:17; Proverbs 4:3–4; 23:22; Exodus 18:19, 24
  7. gHebrews 12:9; 1 Peter 2:18–20
  8. hTitus 2:9–10
  9. i1 Samuel 26:15–16; 2 Samuel 18:3; Esther 6:2
  10. jMatthew 22:21; Romans 13:6–7; 1 Timothy 5:17–18; Galatians 6:6; Genesis 45:11; 47:12
  11. k1 Peter 2:18; Proverbs 23:22; Genesis 9:23
  12. lPsalm 127:3–5; Proverbs 31:23

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