10 Bible Verses about Elderly

So Bathsheba went to the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.

Even when I am old and gray,
God, do not abandon me.
Then I will proclaim Your power
to another generation,
Your strength to all who are to come.
Your righteousness reaches heaven, God,
You who have done great things;
God, who is like You?

I will be the same until your old age,
and I will bear you up when you turn gray.
I have made you, and I will carry you;
I will bear and save you.

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

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

Wisdom is found with the elderly,
and understanding comes with long life.

There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and was a widow for 84 years. She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers. At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

Planted in the house of the Lord,
they thrive in the courts of our God.
They will still bear fruit in old age,
healthy and green,