Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt rise vp before the horehead, and honour the person of the old man, and dread thy God: I am the Lord.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
33And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your lande, ye shall not vexe him.
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And Ioseph tooke them away from his knees, and did reuerence downe to the ground.
1 Kings 2:19Bath-sheba therefore went vnto King Salomon, to speake vnto him for Adonijah: and the King rose to meete her, and bowed himselfe vnto her, and sate downe on his throne: and he caused a seate to be set for the Kings mother, and she sate at his right hand.
Job 32:6Therefore Elihu the sonne of Barachel, the Buzite answered, and sayd, I am yong in yeres, and ye are ancient: therefore I doubted, and was afraide to shewe you mine opinion.
Proverbs 20:29The beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.
Lamentations 5:12The princes are hanged vp by their hande: the faces of the elders were not had in honour.
1 Timothy 5:1Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a father, and the yonger 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 →