Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, . . .

Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.

Now this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

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. I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom. But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.

Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come. Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?

The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.

To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.

The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”

For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.

being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.

But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.

At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill, and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people. Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.” Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age. But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.” . . .

Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.

Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old,

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.