Bible verses about "elderly" | ISV

Isaiah 40:28-31

28 Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The LORD is the eternal God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not grow tired or weary; and his understanding cannot be fathomed. 29 He’s the one who gives might to the faint, renewing strength for the powerless. 30 Even boys grow tired and weary, and young men collapse and fall, 31 but those who keep waiting for the LORD will renew their strength. Then they’ll soar on wings like eagles; they’ll run and not grow weary; they’ll walk and not grow tired.”

Proverbs 20:29

29 The glory of young men is their strength; and the splendor of elders is their gray hair.

Exodus 20:12

12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.ו

Psalms 71:9

9 Don’t throw me away when I am old; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

Leviticus 19:32

32 “Rise in the presence of the aged and honor the elderly face-to-face.
“Fear your God. I am the LORD.

Proverbs 23:22

22 Listen to the one who fathered you, and don’t despise your mother in her old age.

1 Timothy 5:1-2

1 Treatment of WidowsNever speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers, 2 older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters, with absolute purity.

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