Parallel Verses
Amplified
‘You shall rise before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Holman Bible
“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old.
International Standard Version
"Rise in the presence of the aged and honor the elderly face-to-face. "Fear your God. I am the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Thou shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shall fear thy God. I am LORD.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.
Darby Translation
Before the hoary head thou shalt rise up, and shalt honour the face of an old man; and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
From the face of gray hair thou shalt rise up, and thou shalt honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt be afraid of thy God: I Jehovah.
King James 2000
You shall rise up before the gray headed, and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" '{Before} old age you shall get up, and you shall show respect for an old person; and you shall revere your God; I [am] Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God. I am Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt rise up before the hoar head and reverence the face of the old man; and dread thy God, for I am the LORD.
NET Bible
You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
"'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Before a hoary head, shalt thou rise up, And shalt honour the presence of an elder, - So shalt thou stand in awe of thy God - I, am Yahweh.
Webster
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
World English Bible
"'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I am Jehovah.
Themes
Children » Should » Honor the aged
Children » Were required » To respect the aged
Head » When hoary with age to be respected
Manners » In presence of » The aged
Old age » Disrespect for pleasure-seeking » To be honoured
Social duties » Parental parental duties » Reverence for aged, general references to
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 19:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Purity, Honor, Respect, And Honesty
31 ‘Do not turn to mediums [who pretend to consult the dead] or to spiritists [who have spirits of divination]; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God. 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. 33 ‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress or mistreat him.
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Cross References
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,
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.