Leviticus 19:32
Rise up before the hoary head, and honour the person of the aged man: and fear the Lord thy God. I am the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
33If a stranger dwell in your land, and abide among you, do not upbraid him :
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.
1 Kings 2:19Then Bethsabee came to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonias: and the king arose to meet her, and bowed to her, and sat down upon his throne: and a throne was set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand.
Job 32:6Then Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said : I am younger in days, and you are more ancient; therefore hanging down my head, I was afraid to shew you my opinion.
Proverbs 20:29The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs.
Lamentations 5:12The princes were hanged up by their hand: they did not respect the persons of the ancient.
1 Timothy 5:1An ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as a father: young 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 →