Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

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.

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

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

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

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

Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

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.

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, to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”

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,

“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. 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.

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

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

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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

So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,” before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain, on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly, when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint, when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets. . . .

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

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

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

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

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.

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.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long. Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

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?

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.

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

He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

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

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

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.”

By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”

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.

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

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. . . .

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

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.

There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years, and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,” before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain, on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly, when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint, when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets. . . .

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,

Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.

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

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,” before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain, on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,

Abraham lived a total of 175 years. And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

And so Job died, old and full of years.

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, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

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

The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds. 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.

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.

For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

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

and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD. You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. . . .

You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me. Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless. For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. . . .

O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”

Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

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.

Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

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

But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.

“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”

You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy. Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God. Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God. When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance. . . .

There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.