9 Bible Verses about Age, Glories Of

“With the aged [you say] is wisdom,
And with long life is understanding.

“You will come to your grave in old age,
Like the stacking of grain [on the threshing floor] in its season.

The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.

The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].

Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.

[Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age;
They will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment];
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[They are living memorials] to declare that the Lord is upright and faithful [to His promises];
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

If it is unacceptable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

“Among us are both the gray-haired and the aged,
Older than your father.

The glory of young men is their [physical] strength,
And the honor of aged men is their gray head [representing wisdom and experience].

They listened [to His reply], and they began to go out one by one, starting with the oldest ones, until He was left alone, with the woman [standing there before Him] in the center of the court.

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in steadfastness [Christlike in character].