49 Bible Verses about The Elderly

Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge.

It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.

Keep in mind the days of the past, give thought to the years of generations gone by: go to your father and he will make it clear to you, to the old men and they will give you the story.

Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.

Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.

Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.

Now in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in my house and the responsible men of Judah were seated before me, the hand of the Lord came on me there.

Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.

The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,

Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the chiefs of Israel went up:

Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.

Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.

A hard-faced nation, who will have no respect for the old or mercy for the young:

And the Lord said to Moses, Send for seventy of the responsible men of Israel, who are in your opinion men of weight and authority over the people; make them come to the Tent of meeting and be there with you.

Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.

Give up to destruction old men and young men and virgins, little children and women: but do not come near any man who has the mark on him: and make a start at my holy place. So they made a start with the old men who were before the house.

And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.

Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

And the open spaces of the town will be full of boys and girls playing in its open spaces.

But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, but went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him.

He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;

Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.

And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.

Get the people together, make the mass of the people holy, send for the old men, get together the children and babies at the breast: let the newly married man come out of his room and the bride from her tent.

And Israel was true to the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the older men who were still living after Joshua's death, and had seen what the Lord had done for Israel.

But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs.

Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:

And the four and twenty rulers and the four beasts went down on their faces and gave worship to God who was seated on the high seat, saying, Even so, praise to the Lord.

Then he said, Great is my sin: but still, give me honour now before the heads of my people and before Israel, and come back with me so that I may give worship to the Lord your God.

Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

And round about the high seat were four and twenty seats: and on them I saw four and twenty rulers seated, clothed in white robes; and on their heads crowns of gold.

Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

Even when you are old I will be the same, and when you are grey-haired I will take care of you: I will still be responsible for what I made; yes, I will take you and keep you safe.

Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

And I will make children their chiefs, and foolish ones will have rule over them.

And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

And he took me to the door of the open place; and looking, I saw a hole in the wall.

Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?