Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Thou shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shall fear thy God. I am LORD.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Holman Bible
“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old.
International Standard Version
"Rise in the presence of the aged and honor the elderly face-to-face. "Fear your God. I am the LORD.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Amplified
‘You shall rise before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.
Darby Translation
Before the hoary head thou shalt rise up, and shalt honour the face of an old man; and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
From the face of gray hair thou shalt rise up, and thou shalt honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt be afraid of thy God: I Jehovah.
King James 2000
You shall rise up before the gray headed, and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" '{Before} old age you shall get up, and you shall show respect for an old person; and you shall revere your God; I [am] Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God. I am Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt rise up before the hoar head and reverence the face of the old man; and dread thy God, for I am the LORD.
NET Bible
You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
"'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
World English Bible
"'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I am Jehovah.
Themes
Children » Should » Honor the aged
Children » Were required » To respect the aged
Head » When hoary with age to be respected
Manners » In presence of » The aged
Old age » Disrespect for pleasure-seeking » To be honoured
Social duties » Parental parental duties » Reverence for aged, general references to
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 19:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Purity, Honor, Respect, And Honesty
31 Do not turn to those who have familiar spirits, nor to the wizards. Do not seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am LORD your God. 32 Thou shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shall fear thy God. I am LORD. 33 And if a stranger sojourns with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
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Cross References
Lamentations 5:12
Rulers were hanged up by their hand. The faces of elders were not honored.
1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an elder man, but entreat him as a father, younger men as brothers,
Leviticus 19:14
Thou shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but thou shall fear thy God. I am LORD.
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
1 Kings 2:19
Bathsheba therefore went to king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother. And she sat on his
Job 32:4
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were older than he.
Job 32:6
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old. Therefore I held back, and dared not show you my opinion.
Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Isaiah 3:5
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor. The child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
Romans 13:7
Render therefore to all, the things due: tax to the man of tax, tribute to the man of tribute, fear to the man of fear, esteem to the man of esteem.
1 Peter 2:17
Respect all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Respect the king.