Leviticus 19:32

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

Lamentations 5:12


Princes were hung by their hands;
Elders were not respected.

1 Timothy 5:1

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

Leviticus 19:14

You shall not curse a deaf man nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the Lord.

Proverbs 20:29


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

1 Kings 2:19

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her, bowed before her, and sat down on his throne; then he had a throne set for her, the king’s mother, and she sat on his right.

Job 32:4

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were years older than he.

Job 32:6

Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite said,

“I am young, and you are aged;
For that reason I was anxious and dared not tell you what I think.

Proverbs 16:31


The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.

Isaiah 3:5


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].

Romans 13:7

Pay to all what is due: tax to whom tax is due, customs to whom customs, respect to whom respect, honor to whom honor.

1 Peter 2:17

Show respect for all people [treat them honorably], love the brotherhood [of believers], fear God, honor the king.

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