Bible Verses About Respecting Elders
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for respecting elders, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 38,886 votes, led by Leviticus 19:32. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Respecting Elders
Leviticus 19:321,175 votes
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
Exodus 20:12734 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
1 Timothy 5:1734 votes
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
1 Peter 5:5726 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.
Ephesians 6:1690 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Hebrews 13:17686 votes
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.
Ephesians 6:1-4654 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Proverbs 20:29624 votes
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
1 Timothy 5:1-2615 votes
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
Proverbs 23:22526 votes
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
1 Peter 5:1-14524 votes
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
1 Timothy 5:2497 votes
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
1 Timothy 5:17486 votes
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Job 12:12482 votes
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Proverbs 20:11467 votes
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Proverbs 19:20443 votes
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Job 32:4441 votes
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
Proverbs 16:31440 votes
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Matthew 7:12435 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.
Ephesians 6:1-3432 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
John 3:16-17430 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.
Mark 7:9-13427 votes
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Titus 2:1-15418 votes
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
Revelation 1:1418 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:
1 Timothy 5:8416 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about respecting elders?
Readers most often cite Leviticus 19:32 on the subject of respecting elders. Across 38,886 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 20:12, 1 Timothy 5:1, 1 Peter 5:5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.