Job 29:8
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
King James Version
In Context
7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Matthew Henry on Job 29:8-18
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The… Read the whole commentary →