10 Bible Verses about Old Age, Disabilities

Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.

When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son"; and he answered, "Here I am."

Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.

Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But in his old age he was diseased in his feet.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?" The LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?'

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"

Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.

And he said, "What then is to be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."