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
"'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.
Job 12:12
With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.
Psalm 92:14
They will still bring forth fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,
Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
Isaiah 65:20
"There shall be no more there an infant of days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child shall die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.
Sound
Titus 1:13
This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
In patience
1 Timothy 1:5
but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;