Tim Maas Supporter Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

"Dignity" derives from the Latin word "dignus", meaning "worthy". It denotes a quality, manner, or achievement that makes a person or being worthy of honor or respect.

The verse that comes first to my mind in that regard is in the Bible's description of a godly woman or wife, as found in Proverbs 31:10-31, where verse 25 says of her, "Strength and dignity are her clothing."

Other relevant passages include:

Job 40:10, where God describes Himself as being clothed in dignity;

Genesis 49:3, where Jacob on his deathbed speaks of the dignity that might have been possessed by his firstborn son Reuben, which Reuben chose to forfeit by committing adultery with Jacob's concubine Bilhah; 

1 Timothy 2:2; 3:4; 3:8, where Paul advises believers to show respect for those in authority, in order to make it possible for those believers to live quiet lives of tranquility, godliness, and dignity; says that congregational overseers should see to it that their children are kept under dignified control; and requires congregational deacons to be "men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine, or fond of sordid gain."; and 

Also, Esther 6:3, where the word is used in the sense of a reward that should have been given to Esther's relative Mordecai for foiling a conspiracy against the king.

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