Leviticus 19:32
'At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I [am] Jehovah.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
33'And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth;
1 Kings 2:19And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king riseth to meet her, and boweth himself to her, and sitteth on his throne, and placeth a throne for the mother of the king, and she sitteth at his right hand.
Job 32:6And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith: — Young I [am] in days, and ye [are] age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.
Proverbs 20:29The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
Lamentations 5:12Princes by their hand have been hanged, The faces of elders have not been honoured.
1 Timothy 5:1An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons 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 →