Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
Sound
In patience
Bible References
The
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.
Job 12:12
In the Ancient, is wisdom, and in Length of Days, understanding:
Psalm 92:14
Still shall they bear fruit in old age, Vigorous and fresh, shall they be:
Proverbs 16:31
A crown of adorning, is a hoary head, in the way of righteousness, it should be found.
Isaiah 65:20
There shall be thenceforward, no more, A suckling of a few days, or an elder Who filleth not up his days, - But, a youth a hundred years old, may die, Yea a sinner a hundred years old, shall he accursed,
Sound
Titus 1:13
This witness, is true, - for which cause, be reproving them sharply, that they may be healthy in their faith,
In patience
1 Timothy 1:5
Now, the end of the charge, is love - out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned, -