Proverbs 16:31
KJVThe hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
WEBGray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
Bible Verses About Old Age
12 Bible verses about old age, quoted word for word from the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). Both translations are in the public domain. Tap a chapter link to read each verse in its full context.
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Isaiah 46:4
KJVAnd 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.
WEBEven to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
Job 12:12
KJVWith the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
WEBWith aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.
Psalm 92:14
KJVThey shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
WEBThey will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,
Psalm 71:18
KJVNow also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
WEBYes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.
Psalm 71:9
KJVCast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
WEBDon’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
Proverbs 20:29
KJVThe glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
WEBThe glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Leviticus 19:32
KJVThou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
WEB“‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.
2 Corinthians 4:16
KJVFor which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
WEBTherefore we don’t faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day.
Isaiah 40:31
KJVBut they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
WEBbut those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
Proverbs 17:6
KJVChildren’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
WEBChildren’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.
Psalm 90:10
KJVThe days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
WEBThe days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.
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