Old Age: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

Gen 15:15 You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe
Gen 47:9 “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few
Deu 34:7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were
2Sa 19:34–37 But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I
1Ch 29:28 He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son
Job 5:26 You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered
Job 11:17 Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the
Job 12:12 Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
Job 32:4–9 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than
Job 42:17 And so Job died, old and full of years.
Psa 71:9, 18 Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength
Psa 90:10 The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet
Psa 92:14 In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will
Psa 148:12, 13 young men and maidens, old and young together. / Let them praise the
Pro 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of
Ecc 6:3, 6 A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no
Ecc 12:1–7 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of
Isa 46:4 Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you
Luk 2:37 and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple,
Tts 2:2, 3 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in
Phm 1:9 I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a