Job 29:8

Job's Final Defense

⁷ When I went out to the city gate
and took my seat in the town square,
⁸ the young men saw me and withdrew,
while older men stood to their feet.
⁹ City officials stopped talking
and covered their mouths with their hands.

Hid Themselves

Job

Leviticus 19:32

“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am Yahweh.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a glorious crown;
it is found in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 20:8

A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.

Romans 13:3-4

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.

Romans 13:7

Pay your obligations to everyone: taxes to those you owe taxes, tolls to those you owe tolls, respect to those you owe respect, and honor to those you owe honor.

Titus 3:1

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,

1 Peter 2:17

Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the Emperor.

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.