9 Bible Verses about Respect For Old People
Most Relevant Verses
You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.
Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,
the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing;
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters -- with complete purity.
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.
The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in 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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