Leviticus 19:32
You rise up at the presence of grey hairs, and you have honored the presence of an old man, and have been afraid of your God; I [am] YHWH.
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In Context
33And when a sojourner sojourns with you in your land, you do not oppress him;
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And Joseph brings them out from between his knees, and bows himself on his face to the earth;
1 Kings 2:19And Bathsheba comes to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king rises to meet her, and bows himself to her, and sits on his throne, and places a throne for the mother of the king, and she sits at his right hand.
Job 32:6And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answers and says: “I [am] young in days, and you [are] aged; Therefore I have feared, || And am afraid of showing you my opinion.
Proverbs 20:29The beauty of young men is their strength, || And the honor of old men is grey hairs.
Lamentations 5:12Princes have been hanged by their hand, || Elderly faces have not been honored.
1 Timothy 5:1You may not rebuke an elder, but exhort [him] as a father, younger persons as 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 →