Leviticus 19:32
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.”
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“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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 <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 19:32 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 48:12Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
- Leviticus 19:14You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
- 1 Kings 2:19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
- Job 32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
- Job 32:6So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
- Proverbs 16:31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
- Proverbs 20:29The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
- Isaiah 3:5The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
- Lamentations 5:12Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
- Romans 13:7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
- 1 Timothy 5:1Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
- 1 Peter 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
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