Leviticus 19:32
Before the hoary head thou shalt rise up, and shalt honour the face of an old man; and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And Joseph brought them out from his knees, and bowed down with his face to the earth.
1 Kings 2:19And Bathsheba went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne; and he caused a throne to be set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand.
Job 32:6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are aged; wherefore I was timid, and feared to shew you what I know.
Proverbs 20:29The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
Lamentations 5:12Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured.
1 Timothy 5:1Rebuke not an elder sharply, but exhort [him] as a father, younger [men] as brethren,
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 →