Bible Verses About Age

“Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 19:32

“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.”

Joel 2:28

“The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness.”

Proverbs 16:31

“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”

Proverbs 23:22

“Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.”

1 Timothy 5:1-2

“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.”

Leviticus 19:32

“The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,

He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Those who are planted in the house of the LORD

Shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They shall still bear fruit in old age;

They shall be fresh and flourishing.”

Psalm 92:12-14

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou may live long on the earth.”

Ephesians 6:1-3

“The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.”

Proverbs 20:29

“Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, ‘Life is not pleasant anymore.’ Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky. Remember him before your legs—the guards of your house—start to tremble; and before your shoulders—the strong men—stoop. Remember him before your teeth—your few remaining servants—stop grinding; and before your eyes—the women looking through the windows—see dimly.”

Ecclesiastes 12:1-3

"Wisdom is with aged men, With long life is understanding.”

Job 12:12

"Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations."

Deut. 32:7a

"I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands."

Psalms 143:5

“Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.”

Job 32:7

“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”

Isaiah 46:4