9 Bible Verses about Respect For Old People
Most Relevant Verses
“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am Yahweh.
Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,
older women as mothers, and with all propriety, the younger women as sisters.
In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because
God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.
Gray hair is a glorious crown;
it is found in the way of righteousness.
The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
Older men are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.
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Related Topics
- Age
- Age, Glories Of
- Aging
- Attitude Towards Your Mother
- Caring For The Elderly
- Characters Of Old People
- Children, attitudes towards
- Dealing With Young People
- Elderly
- Fathers Birthday
- Grey
- Hair
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