Leviticus 19:32
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.
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33And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;
Cross References
Genesis 48:12Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.
1 Kings 2:19So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.
Job 32:6And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.
Proverbs 20:29The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs.
Lamentations 5:12Their hands put princes to death by hanging: the faces of old men were not honoured.
1 Timothy 5:1Do 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:
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:31-37
Moral Laws. ( b. c. 1490.) 30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord . 31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord . 33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love… Read the whole commentary →