50 Bible Verses about The Elderly

Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

Remember the ancient days; bear in mind the years of past generations. Ask your father and he will inform you, your elders, and they will tell you.

You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.

Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land.

In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting in front of me, the hand of the sovereign Lord seized me.

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

I said to myself, 'Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.'

older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters -- with complete purity.

the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns before his throne, saying:

Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up,

Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.

The Lord said to Moses, "Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know are elders of the people and officials over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting; let them take their position there with you.

Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.

Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women -- wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!" So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

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

And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing.

But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.

He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.

Gather the people; sanctify an assembly! Gather the elders; gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his bedroom and the bride from her private quarters.

Israel worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua's lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel.

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures threw themselves to the ground and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne, saying: "Amen! Hallelujah!"

Saul again replied, "I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God."

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white clothing and had golden crowns on their heads.

They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.

Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.

"Go and bring together the elders of Israel and tell them, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers, appeared to me -- the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob -- saying, "I have attended carefully to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt,

The Lord says, "I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.

So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.

He brought me to the entrance of the court, and as I watched, I noticed a hole in the wall.

King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them, "How do you advise me to answer these people?"