Rise in the presence of the aged,
show respect for the elderly and
revere your God. I am the LORD.
(Leviticus 19:32)
Is not wisdom found among the
aged? Does not long life bring
understanding? (Job 12:12)
Gray hair is a crown of
splendor; it is attained by a
righteous life. (Proverbs 16:31)
The glory of young men is their
strength, gray hair the splendor
of the old. (Proverbs 20:29)
Children's children are a crown
to the aged. (Proverbs 17:6)
Teach the older men to be
temperate, worthy of respect,
self-controlled, and sound in
faith, in love and in endurance.
(Titus 2:2)
Likewise, teach the older women
to be reverent in the way they
live, not to be slanderers or
addicted to much wine, but to
teach what is good. (Titus 2:3)
Then they can train the younger
women to love their husbands and
children, to be self-controlled
and pure, to be busy at home, to
be kind, and to be subject to
their husbands, so that no one
will malign the word of God.
(Titus 2:4-5)
Do not cast me away when I am
old; do not forsake me when my
strength is gone. (Psalm 71:9)
Even when I am old and gray, do
not forsake me, 0 God, till I
declare your power to the next
generation, your might to all
who are to come. (Psalm 71:18)
**Copyright, 2002, Brian
Campbell (Permission is granted
to copy for personal use only.)