What Does The Bible Say About Age Discrimination? (35 Bible Verses)
Discrimination based on age is a pervasive issue, but what does the Bible say about it? Let’s delve into scripture to uncover the principles of justice, fairness, and equality that call us to honor and respect individuals of all ages, recognizing the inherent value and dignity of every person as created in the image of God.
What Does The Bible Say About Age Discrimination
Proverbs 16:31 – Respect for the Elderly
“Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.”
Leviticus 19:32 – Honoring the Aged
“Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.”
Job 12:12 – Wisdom That Comes With Age
“Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?”
Psalm 92:14 – Bearing Fruit in Old Age
“They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green.”
Ecclesiastes 12:1 – Remember the Creator
“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, ‘I find no pleasure in them.’”
Psalm 71:9 – Do Not Forsake Me
“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.”
Isaiah 46:4 – I Will Sustain You
“Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”
Proverbs 23:22 – Listen to Your Father
“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”
Titus 2:2-3 – Teach Sound Doctrine
“Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.”
Genesis 25:8 – Abraham’s Old Age
“Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.”
Psalm 118:24 – Rejoice in Each Day
“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 – A Time for Everything
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot.”
Psalm 90:12 – Numbering Our Days
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Job 32:7 – Wisdom Comes With Age
“I thought, ‘Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.’”
Proverbs 17:6 – Grandchildren’s Crown
“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”
1 Peter 5:5 – Clothe Yourself in Humility
“In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.’”
Psalm 71:18 – Continuing to Declare God’s Power
“Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.”
Ruth 4:15 – Your Daughter-in-Law
“He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
Psalm 127:3-4 – Children Are a Heritage
“Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.”
Job 5:26 – Full of Years
“You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.”
Proverbs 20:29 – Glory of Young Men
“The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.”
Ezekiel 36:26 – A New Heart
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”
2 Corinthians 4:16 – Renewed Inwardly
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”
Isaiah 40:31 – Renewed Strength
“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Proverbs 4:10 – Lengthened Days and Years
“Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.”
Psalm 71:17 – Proclaiming God’s Deeds
“Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.”
Deuteronomy 33:25 – Strength and Blessings
“The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.”
Proverbs 3:1-2 – Length of Days and Peace
“My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.”
Job 33:25 – Youth Renewed
“Let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth”
Isaiah 46:3 – Sustaining and Carrying
“Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born.”
Ecclesiastes 12:4 – The Grinders Cease
“When the doors to the street are closed and the sound of grinding fades; when people rise up at the sound of birds, but all their songs grow faint.”
Proverbs 16:31 – Honoring the Aged
“Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.”
Ecclesiastes 8:8 – Man Cannot Control the Wind
“As no one has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has power over the time of their death.”
Proverbs 20:29 – Gray Hair: Splendor of the Old
“The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.”
Psalm 103:5 – Satisfies with Goodness
“Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Isaiah 43:1 – I Have Redeemed You
“But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.’”
Isaiah 46:4 – I Will Sustain You
“Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 – Dust Returns to the Ground
“and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
Proverbs 16:31 – A Crown of Glory
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 – Fear God and Keep His Commandments
“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.”
Job 12:10 – The Life of Every Living Being
“In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.”
Psalm 90:10 – Seventy to Eighty Years
“Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.”
Job 14:5 – Appointed Months
“A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.”
Ecclesiastes 11:9 – Rejoice in Your Youth
“You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.”
