Leviticus 19:32

Modern

You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

Traditional

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

Literal

Before the face of the gray headed you shall rise, and you shall honor the presence of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am YHWH.

Latin

Coram cano capite consurge, et honora personam senis: et time Dominum Deum tuum. Ego sum Dominus.

Hebrew

English

You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

In ancient times, people respected the elderly for their wisdom (Job 32:7). Respecting the elderly also shows respect for God.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
Lamentations 5:12
Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
Job 32:4
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
Job 32:6
So 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.
Romans 13:7
Pay 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.
Leviticus 19:14
You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
1 Peter 2:17
Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Isaiah 3:5
The 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.
1 Kings 2:19
So 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.