50 Bible Verses about The Elderly

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

“Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise,
Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.

“Remember the days of old,
Consider the years of many generations.
Ask your father, and he will inform you,
Your elders, and they will tell you.

‘You shall rise before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the Lord.

Grandchildren are the crown of aged men,
And the glory of children is their fathers [who live godly lives].

(For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, holding firmly to the traditions of the elders;

The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].

I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts],
Because I have observed and kept Your precepts.

Her husband is known in the [city’s] gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.

It came about in the sixth year [of the captivity of King Jehoiachin], on the fifth day of the sixth month, as I sat in my house [near Babylon] with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell on me there.

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it is based on [the testimony of at least] two or three witnesses.

“I thought age should speak,
And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.

to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters, in all purity [being careful to maintain appropriate relationships].

the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, saying,

Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up [the mountainside],

Do not cast me off nor send me away in the time of old age;
Do not abandon me when my strength fails and I am weak.

Is anyone among you sick? He must call for the elders (spiritual leaders) of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

a defiant nation who will have no respect for the old, nor show favor to the young,

Accordingly, the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for Me seventy men from among the elders of Israel whom you know to be the elders of the people and their officers; bring them to the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) and let them stand there with you.

Do not sharply reprimand an older man, but appeal to him as [you would to] a father, to younger men as brothers,

Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, [that special endowment] which was intentionally bestowed on you [by the Holy Spirit] through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands on you [at your ordination].

Utterly slay old men, young men, maidens, little children, and women; but do not touch or go near anyone on whom is the mark. Begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple [who did not have the Lord’s mark on their foreheads].

On the next day Paul went with us to [see] James, and all the elders of the church were present.

When they had appointed elders for them in every church, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they believed [and joyfully accepted as the Messiah].

Listen to your father, who sired you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.

And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its streets.’

But the king rejected the advice which the elders gave him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him [as advisers].

“He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And takes away the discernment and discretion of the aged.

As for those [elders] who continue in sin, reprimand them in the presence of all [the congregation], so that the rest will be warned.

And the people will be oppressed,
Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor;
The boy will be arrogant and insolent toward the elder
And the vulgar (common) toward the honorable [person of rank].

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber. [No one is excused from the assembly.]

Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the works of the Lord which He had done for Israel.

But if he does not listen, take along with you one or two others, so that every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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

namely, a man of unquestionable integrity, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of being immoral or rebellious.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Therefore, I strongly urge the elders among you [pastors, spiritual leaders of the church], as a fellow elder and as an eyewitness [called to testify] of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory that is to be revealed:

Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures also fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah (praise the Lord)!”

Saul said, “I have sinned; but please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and go back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.”

Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction,
That you may be wise in the time to come.

Twenty-four [other] thrones surrounded the throne; and seated on these thrones were twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, with crowns of gold on their heads.

[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];

shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;

Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.

Go, gather the elders (tribal leaders) of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, “I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.

And I will make mere boys their princes,
And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.

So Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.

Then He brought me to the entrance of the courtyard; and when I looked, behold, [there was] a hole in the wall.

King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served and advised his father Solomon while he was still alive and said, “How do you advise me to answer this people?”