9 Bible Verses about Respect For Old People
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You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.
Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,
the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing;
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
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