Job 29:8

Job's Final Defense

⁷ “When I went out to the gate of the city,
When I took my seat in the square,
⁸ The young men saw me and hid themselves,
And the old men arose and stood.
⁹ “The princes stopped talking
And put their hands on their mouths;

Hid Themselves

Job

Leviticus 19:32

‘You shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.

Proverbs 16:31

A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on the throne of justice
Disperses all evil with his eyes.

Romans 13:3-4

For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;

Romans 13:7

Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

Titus 3:1

Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed,

1 Peter 2:17

Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.

1 Peter 5:5

You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.