Passage
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
1 Peter 2:17 (KJV)
Nearby Context
1 Peter 2:15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
1 Peter 2:16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
1 Peter 2:17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
1 Peter 2:18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
1 Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "honour", "love", "brotherhood", "fear", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "honour" and "love", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 16's "As free and not using your liberty..." into verse 18's "Servants be subject to your masters with...", so "honour" and "love" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "honour" and "love" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.