The greatest respect a person can voice is sincere praise. The greatest appreciation a person can show is sincere praise. The greatest admiration a person can declare is sincere praise.
Sincere praise shows honor as nothing else can.
Unfortunately, the word praise has been attacked and robbed. Throughout the Bible praise is a powerful word that has a special significance to God. But in our humanistic, selfish, skeptical society the word has lost its meaning. When the word praise is used in contemporary conversation, it commonly means flattery, a tool of manipulation. In our religious vocabulary, often the word praise is a spiritual negative.