Character & Virtues
Bible Verses About respecting elders
7 key scriptures
What does the Bible say about respecting elders? Browse 7 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
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Translation Comparison
| Translation | Key Verse: Leviticus 19:32 |
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| King James (KJV) | “Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.” |
7 Key Scriptures
“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.”
“Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;”
“Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5KJV
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
Exodus 20:12KJV
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. have: or, guide”
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”
“The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.”
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