Bible Verses About Caring For The Elderly

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

5 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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.

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

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

26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.
4 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.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

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

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

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

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

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.

26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

5 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.
4 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.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

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

Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

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

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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

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

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

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

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

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

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.

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.

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

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.

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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.

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.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

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.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;