Exodus 20:12
KJVHonour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
WEB“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
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Bible Verses About Caring for Aging Parents
12 Bible verses about caring for aging parents, 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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1 Timothy 5:4
KJVBut if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
WEBBut if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety toward their own family and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
1 Timothy 5:8
KJVBut 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.
WEBBut if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Proverbs 23:22
KJVHearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
WEBListen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
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.
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.
Galatians 6:2
KJVBear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
WEBBear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:9
KJVAnd let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
WEBLet’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up.
Ruth 1:16
KJVAnd Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
WEBRuth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.
John 19:26-27
KJVWhen Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
WEBTherefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.
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 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.
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