Growing Old

The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver.

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.

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. — read the full passage →

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened, — read the full passage →

Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. — read the full passage →

Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. — read the full passage →

For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame. — read the full passage →

I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.

And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan. — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borneby mefrom their birth, that have been carried from the womb; — read the full passage →

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; — read the full passage →

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.

Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: Ask thy father, and he will show thee; Thine elders, and they will tell thee.

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day. — read the full passage →

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. — read the full passage →

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.

And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years. — read the full passage →

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.