Taking Care Of Older People

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.

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.

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

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

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.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, — 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.

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

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

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

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

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. — read the full passage →

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of 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 hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

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

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: — read the full passage →

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

If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: — read the full passage →

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

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

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself 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 on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Honor widows that are widows indeed.

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

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? — read the full passage →

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

Honor 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, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: — read the full passage →

and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.

Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord, According to thy word, in peace; — read the full passage →

And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green: — 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 throne 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 Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →