Elderly
10 passages
- Leviticus 19:32
You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
Read it in context - 1 Timothy 5:1–2
1Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
Read it in context - Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Read it in context - Psalm 71:9
Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
Read it in context - Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
Read it in context - Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
Read it in context - Job 12:12
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
Read it in context - Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Read it in context - Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
Read it in context - Psalm 71:18
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
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