Bible Verses About Age Discrimination
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for age discrimination, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 813 votes, led by 1 Timothy 4:12. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Age Discrimination
1 Timothy 4:1251 votes
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Acts 10:3430 votes
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Romans 2:1127 votes
For there is no respect of persons with God.
Mark 12:3124 votes
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
1 Peter 5:524 votes
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.
Genesis 1:2722 votes
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Galatians 3:2822 votes
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Jeremiah 1:721 votes
But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Proverbs 23:2219 votes
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
James 2:118 votes
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Matthew 7:1217 votes
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
James 2:2-417 votes
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
John 3:16-1716 votes
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.
1 John 2:1116 votes
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Revelation 7:916 votes
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Proverbs 1:815 votes
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
1 Corinthians 12:1315 votes
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Revelation 1:115 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Leviticus 19:33-3414 votes
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
1 Samuel 16:714 votes
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
John 7:2414 votes
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
John 13:3414 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Galatians 3:27-2914 votes
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Philippians 2:314 votes
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
James 2:8-914 votes
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
What does the Bible say about age discrimination?
Readers most often cite 1 Timothy 4:12 on the subject of age discrimination. Across 813 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Acts 10:34, Romans 2:11, Mark 12:31. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.