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It encompasses allegiance, devotion, and fidelity, often demonstrated through actions and choices that honor God and uphold His principles.<br><br><b>Biblical Examples of Loyalty</b><br><br>1. <b>Ruth's Loyalty to Naomi</b> <br>Ruth is a quintessential example of loyalty in the Bible. After the death of her husband, Ruth chose to stay with her mother-in-law, Naomi, rather than return to her own people. Her famous declaration of loyalty is found in <a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16-17</a> : "But Ruth replied: 'Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.'"<br><br>2. <b>Jonathan's Loyalty to David</b> <br>Jonathan, the son of King Saul, demonstrated profound loyalty to David, even though David was seen as a rival to his father's throne. Despite the potential personal cost, Jonathan made a covenant with David, recognizing God's anointing on him. <a href="/1_samuel/18-3.htm">1 Samuel 18:3-4</a> states, "Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Jonathan stripped off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt."<br><br>3. <b>Daniel's Loyalty to God</b> <br>Daniel's unwavering loyalty to God is evident in his refusal to defile himself with the king's food and his steadfastness in prayer, even when it led to being thrown into the lion's den. <a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Daniel 6:10</a> records, "Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before."<br><br><b>Loyalty to God</b><br><br>Loyalty to God is a central theme throughout Scripture. It involves loving God with all one's heart, soul, and strength, as commanded in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a> : "And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." This loyalty is expressed through obedience to God's commandments, trust in His promises, and dedication to His service.<br><br><b>Loyalty in Relationships</b><br><br>The Bible also emphasizes loyalty in human relationships, such as marriage, family, and friendships. <a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm">Proverbs 17:17</a> highlights the loyalty of friendship: "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." In marriage, loyalty is reflected in the commitment to love and honor one's spouse, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a> : "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."<br><br><b>Loyalty and Faithfulness</b><br><br>Loyalty is closely related to faithfulness, a fruit of the Spirit mentioned in <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a> . Faithfulness involves being reliable and trustworthy, qualities that are integral to a loyal character. God's own faithfulness serves as the ultimate model for human loyalty, as expressed in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a> : "Because of the LORD&#8217;s loving devotion we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!"<br><br><b>Challenges to Loyalty</b><br><br>Throughout the Bible, individuals face challenges that test their loyalty to God and others. Temptations, trials, and societal pressures can threaten one's commitment. However, Scripture encourages believers to remain steadfast. <a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a> promises, "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him."<br><br><b>Conclusion</b> <br>Loyalty, as depicted in the Bible, is a profound and enduring commitment to God and others, characterized by faithfulness, devotion, and integrity. It is a virtue that reflects the nature of God and is essential for a life that honors Him.<a name="top" id="top"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Bible Verses</div><span class="rtext"><a href="/titus/3-1.htm">Titus 3:1</a></span><br>Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm">Proverbs 24:21</a></span><br>My son, fear you the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1656.htm"><span class="l">1656. eleos -- mercy, pity, compassion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1656 (translating OT 2617 , &quot;covenant-<b>loyalty</b>, covenant-love&quot; in the OT- over 170<br> times) -- properly, &quot;mercy&quot; as it is defined by . Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1656.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1653.htm"><span class="l">1653. eleeo -- to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 1653 -- to show mercy as defines it, ie as it accords with His truth ()<br> which expresses &quot;God&#39;s covenant-<b>loyalty</b>-mercy&quot; (ie ). See 1656 (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1653.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/448.htm"><span class="l">448. anileos -- without mercy.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1 , &quot;without&quot; and 2436 , &quot;propitious, appeased&quot;) -- properly, without propitiation<br> (divine appeasement), ie without the mercy of God&#39;s -<b>loyalty</b> through Christ. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/448.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4103.htm"><span class="l">4103. pistos -- faithful, reliable</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 4103 (an adjective, derived from 3982 , &quot;persuaded&quot;) -- properly, faithful<br> (<b>loyalty</b> to faith; literally, fullness of faith); typically, of believing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4103.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2617a.htm"><span class="l">2617a. chesed -- goodness, kindness</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2), good (1), kindly (7), kindness (32), kindnesses (1), loveliness (1), lovingkindness<br> (176), lovingkindnesses (7), loyal deeds (1), <b>loyalty</b> (6), mercies (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2617a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/10_his_loyalty_towards_constantius.htm"><span class="l">His <b>Loyalty</b> Towards Constantius and his Brother.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter II. 10. His <b>loyalty</b> towards Constantius and his brother. How with<br> this apprehension of such a design on their part, was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../select works and letters or athanasius/10 his loyalty towards constantius.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/abrahams_loyalty_to_god.htm"><span class="l">Abraham&#39;s <b>Loyalty</b> to God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE OLD TESTAMENT ABRAHAM&#39;S <b>LOYALTY</b> TO GOD. Later Jehovah tested Abraham, saying<br> to him, &quot;Abraham&quot;; and he answered, &quot;Here am I.&quot; Jehovah <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/abrahams loyalty to god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/josephs_loyalty_to_his_family.htm"><span class="l">Joseph&#39;s <b>Loyalty</b> to his Family</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE OLD TESTAMENT JOSEPH&#39;S <b>LOYALTY</b> TO HIS FAMILY. The news that Joseph&#39;s<br> brothers had arrived became known in Pharaoh&#39;s palace; and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/josephs loyalty to his family.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/all_saints_day_and_other_sermons/sermon_xxxiv_national_sorrows_and.htm"><span class="l">National Sorrows and National Lessons</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But the feeling called out in each case was the same"<b>Loyalty</b>, spontaneous, contagious,<br> some would say unreasoning: but it may be all the deeper and nobler <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xxxiv national sorrows and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/ittai_of_gath.htm"><span class="l">Ittai of Gath</span></a> <br><b>...</b> These men, singularly enough, the king had chosen as his bodyguard; perhaps he was<br> not altogether sure of the <b>loyalty</b> of his own subjects, and possibly felt <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/ittai of gath.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/a_loyal_vow.htm"><span class="l">A Loyal Vow</span></a> <br><b>...</b> life would never have brought out such magnificent heroism of devotion and<br> self-surrender, as was crowded into that one moment of <b>loyalty</b> asserted in the face <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/a loyal vow.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/the_water_of_life_and_other_sermons/sermon_xii_progress_preached_before.htm"><span class="l">Progress (Preached Before the Queen at Clifden, June 3, 1866. )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The nation had lost its primaeval freedom, and the courage and <b>loyalty</b> which freedom<br> gives. It had become rich, and enervated by luxury and ease. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the water of life and other sermons/sermon xii progress preached before.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chadwick/the_gospel_of_st_mark/chapter_9_38-50_offenses.htm"><span class="l">Offenses</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Nor should the disciples suppose that <b>loyalty</b> to their organization, although<br> Christ was with them, was the same as <b>loyalty</b> to Him. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 9 38-50 offenses.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/personal_friendships_of_jesus/chapter_iii_jesus_and_his.htm"><span class="l">Jesus and his Forerunner.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> strong, deep, and true. There were several occasions on which this friendship<br> proved its sincerity and its <b>loyalty</b>. Reports of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../miller/personal friendships of jesus/chapter iii jesus and his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kent/the_making_of_a_nation/study_x_the_foundations_of.htm"><span class="l">The Foundations of Good Citizenship.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The decalogue in Exodus 34, however, goes on to describe in succeeding laws<br> the ways in which the nation may show its <b>loyalty</b>. This <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kent/the making of a nation/study x the foundations of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/l/loyalty.htm"><span class="l"><b>Loyalty</b> (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Loyalty</b> (18 Occurrences). Luke 23:14 &quot;You have brought<br> this man to me on a charge of corrupting the <b>loyalty</b> of the people. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/loyalty.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm"><span class="l">Josiah (51 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Kings 22, 23. He stands foremost among all the kings of the line of David<br> for unswerving <b>loyalty</b> to Jehovah (23:25). He &quot;did that <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/josiah.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fidelity.htm"><span class="l">Fidelity (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) Faithfulness; <b>loyalty</b>; adherence to right; careful and exact observance<br> of duty; as fidelity to one's spouse, or discharge of obligations. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fidelity.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rhodes.htm"><span class="l">Rhodes (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> rounded the new capital (Rhodes) in 408 BC In the beginning of the Peloponnesian<br> war, Rhodes sided with the Athenians, but, after 19 years of <b>loyalty</b> to Athens <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rhodes.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/allegiance.htm"><span class="l">Allegiance (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> government, or state. 2. (n.) Devotion; <b>loyalty</b>; as, allegiance to science.<br> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ALLEGIANCE. a-le'-jans <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/allegiance.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/amon.htm"><span class="l">Amon (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> strike for the throne. They had reckoned, however, without estimating the<br> inbred Davidic <b>loyalty</b> of the body of the people. It was a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/amon.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/adonijah.htm"><span class="l">Adonijah (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> policy. Joab and Abiathar and others sympathized with this party, but they<br> remained with David out of personal <b>loyalty</b> to him. The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/adonijah.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/philippians.htm"><span class="l">Philippians (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Manliness, <b>loyalty</b>, firmness, their characteristics in general history, are equally<br> their characteristics in the history of the Christian church..... <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/philippians.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/loyally.htm"><span class="l">Loyally (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/loyally.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/anem.htm"><span class="l">Anem (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and half and Manasseh) of the condition under which they held their possession beyond<br> Jordan; the renewal by these tribes of their pledge of <b>loyalty</b> to Moses <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/anem.htm - 101k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-loyalty.html">What does the Bible say about loyalty? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Ruth-and-Naomi.html">What can we learn from Ruth's loyalty to Naomi? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/spiritual-manipulation.html">What is spiritual manipulation? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/loyalty.htm">Loyalty: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Loyalty (18 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/23-14.htm">Luke 23:14</a></span><br />"You have brought this man to me on a charge of corrupting the <span class="boldtext">loyalty</span> of the people. But, you see, I have examined him in your presence and have discovered in the man no ground for the accusations which you bring against him.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-15.htm">1 Samuel 20:15</a></span><br />but also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever; no, not when Yahweh has cut off the enemies of David everyone from the surface of the earth."<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm">2 Samuel 2:5</a></span><br />David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-8.htm">2 Samuel 3:8</a></span><br />Then was Abner very angry for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman!<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-17.htm">2 Samuel 16:17</a></span><br />Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?"<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/2-7.htm">1 Kings 2:7</a></span><br />But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-33.htm">1 Chronicles 12:33</a></span><br />Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order the battle array, and were not of double heart.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/101-1.htm">Psalms 101:1</a></span><br />A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Proverbs 3:3</a></span><br />Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/14-22.htm">Proverbs 14:22</a></span><br />Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6</a></span><br />By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/19-22.htm">Proverbs 19:22</a></span><br />The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/20-6.htm">Proverbs 20:6</a></span><br />Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen? <br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/20-28.htm">Proverbs 20:28</a></span><br />Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/21-21.htm">Proverbs 21:21</a></span><br />He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/6-4.htm">Hosea 6:4</a></span><br />"Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Jonah 2:8</a></span><br />Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/l/loyalty.htm">Loyalty</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/l/loyalty--barzillai.htm">Loyalty: Barzillai</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/l/loyalty--david.htm">Loyalty: David</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/l/loyalty--david's_soldiers.htm">Loyalty: David's Soldiers</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/l/loyalty--disloyalty.htm">Loyalty: 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