Taking Care Of Older People

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

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

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; — read the full passage →

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

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

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. — read the full passage →

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. — read the full passage →

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Honour widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

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

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: — read the full passage →

And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

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

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: — read the full passage →

Honour widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. — read the full passage →

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) — read the full passage →

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! — read the full passage →

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

Honour widows that are widows indeed.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? — read the full passage →

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: — read the full passage →

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: — read the full passage →

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; — read the full passage →

Bath–sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, — read the full passage →

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →