Leviticus 19:32

WEB

³²“‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

KJV

³²¶ Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

BSB

³²You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

FBV

³²Stand up and be respectful of older people. Show reverence for your God. I am the Lord.

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Extra References

1 Timothy 5:1

¹Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

Lamentations 5:12

¹²Princes were hanged up by their hands. The faces of elders were not honored.

Proverbs 16:31

³¹Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

Proverbs 20:29

²⁹The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Job 32:4

⁴Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were older than he.

Job 32:6

⁶Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, “I am young, and you are very old. Therefore I held back, and didn’t dare show you my opinion.

Leviticus 19:14

¹⁴“‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

1 Peter 2:17

¹⁷Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Romans 13:7

⁷Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

Isaiah 3:5

⁵The people will be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, and the wicked against the honorable.