10 Bible Verses about Elderly

So Bathsheba went to the king in his private room. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to him.

Also, when I reach old age and have gray hair, God, do not forsake me, until I have declared your power to this generation and your might to the next one. Your many righteous deeds, God, are great,

Even until your old age, I am the one, and I'll carry you even until your gray hairs come. It is I who have created, and I who will carry, and it is I who will bear and save.

"Rise in the presence of the aged and honor the elderly face-to-face. "Fear your God. I am the LORD.

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is obtained by following a righteous path.

"Wisdom may be found in the company of the aged. Understanding comes with longevity.

Now Anna, a prophetess, was also there. She was a descendant of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, and then as a widow for 84 years. She never left the Temple, but continued to worship there night and day with times of fasting and prayer. Just then she came forward and began to thank God and to speak about Jesus to everyone who was waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Planted in the LORD's Temple, they will flourish in the courtyard of our God. They will still bear fruit even in old age; they will be luxuriant and green.