Leviticus 19:32
30 You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.
31 You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
33 When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
34 You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
- KJV
- Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
- WEB
- “‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
- ASV
- Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Before the hoary head thou shalt rise up, and shalt honour the face of an old man; and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
- BLB
- Before the face of the gray headed you shall rise, and you shall honor the presence of an old [man], and you shall fear your God. I [am] YHWH.
- ÅB
- For de grå hår skal du reise deg og ære den gamle, og du skal frykte din Gud; jeg er Herren.
- OTB
- Reis dere i nærvær av de eldre, vis respekt for de eldre og frykt deres Gud. Jeg er Herren.
- B1930
- For de grå hår skal du reise dig og ære den gamle, og du skal frykte din Gud; jeg er Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
Read in contextProverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
Read in contextLamentations 5:12
Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
Read in contextProverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:14
You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
Read in contextJob 32:4
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
Read in contextJob 32:6
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
Read in contextRomans 13:7
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
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