Job 29:8

Job's Final Defense

⁷ When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat, ⁸ Young men saw me, and hid themselves, and, the aged, arose - they stood; ⁹ Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;

Hid Themselves

Job

Leviticus 19:32

Before a hoary head, shalt thou rise up, And shalt honour the presence of an elder, - So shalt thou stand in awe of thy God - I, am Yahweh.

Proverbs 16:31

A crown of adorning, is a hoary head, in the way of righteousness, it should be found.

Proverbs 20:8

A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.

Romans 13:3-4

For, they who bear rule, are not a terror unto the good work but unto the evil. Wouldst thou not be afraid of the authority? That which is good, be thou doing, and thou shall have praise of the same;

Romans 13:7

Render unto all their dues, - unto whom tribute, tribute, unto whom tax, tax, unto whom fear, fear, unto whom honour, honour.

Titus 3:1

Be putting them in mind, unto rulerships, unto authorities, to be in submission, to be yielding to rule, for every good work, to be, prepared,

1 Peter 2:17

Unto all men, give honour, unto the brotherhood, shew love, unto God, give reverence, the king, hold in honour.

1 Peter 5:5

In like manner, ye younger men - submit yourselves unto elders; - All, however, one towards another, gird on humility; because, God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.