6 Bible Verses about Disrespect For Old Age

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking up the path, some small boys came out of the city and harassed him, chanting, “Go up, baldy! Go up, baldy!”

The people will oppress one another,
man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,
and the worthless toward the honorable.

But now they mock me,
men younger than I am,
whose fathers I would have refused to put
with my sheep dogs.

Princes are hung up by their hands;
elders are shown no respect.

a ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and not sparing the young.

I was angry with My people;
I profaned My possession,
and I placed them under your control.
You showed them no mercy;
you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.