Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord your God.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
33And if there should come to you a stranger in your land, ye shall not afflict him.
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and they did reverence to him, with their face to the ground.
1 Kings 2:19And Bersabee went in to king Solomon to speak to him concerning Adonias; and the king rose up to meet her, and kissed her, and sat on the throne, and a throne was set for the mother of the king, and she sat on his right hand.
Job 32:6And Elius the Buzite the son of Barachiel answered and said, I am younger in age, and ye are elder; wherefore I kept silence, fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
Proverbs 20:29Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey hairs are the glory of old men.
Lamentations 5:12Princes were hanged up by their hands: the elders were not honoured.
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 →