Leviticus 19:32
Rise up in the presence of a gray-haired head, and honor the reputation of an elder, and fear the Lord your God. I am the Lord.
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In Context
33If a newcomer lives in your land and abides among you, do not reproach him,
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.
1 Kings 2:19Then Bathsheba went to king Solomon, so that she might speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and he reverenced her, and he sat down upon his throne. And a throne was stationed for the mother of the king, and she sat at his right hand.
Job 32:6And so Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite responded by saying: I am younger in years, and you are more ancient; therefore, I kept my head low, for I was afraid to reveal to you my opinion.
Proverbs 20:29The joy of youths is their strength. And the dignity of old men is their grey hairs.
Lamentations 5:12The leaders were suspended by their hand. They were not ashamed before the faces of the elders.
1 Timothy 5:1You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like 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 →