The word in Scripture

Worthy in the Bible

The word worthy appears 68 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Worthy describes the surpassing worth that deserves all praise. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What worthy means in the Bible

Worthy describes the surpassing worth that deserves all praise.

Where the word worthy appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word worthy appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.”Psalms 18:3

“And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.”Matthew 10:13

“And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:”Luke 7:4

“But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:”Luke 20:35

“He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.”John 1:27

“(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.”Hebrews 11:38

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”Revelation 4:11

“And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?”Revelation 5:2