Bible Verses about “taking care of elderly parents”
Found 20 verses (ordered by relevance) about “taking care of elderly parents” in the KJV version of the Bible
“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.”
“¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
“Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)”
“That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.”
“But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”
“¶ The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.”
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.”
“¶ The glory of young men [is] their strength: and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.”
“But 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.”
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”
“‹For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.›”
“‹And honour not his father or his mother,› [he shall be free]. ‹Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.›”
“‹But ye say, Whosoever shall say to› [his] ‹father or› [his] ‹mother,› [It is] ‹a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;›”
“‹For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:›”
“‹And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;›”
“Then saith he to the disciple, ‹Behold thy mother!› And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own [home].”
“When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, ‹Woman, behold thy son!›”
“And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.”
“‹But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother,› [It is] ‹Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;› [he shall be free].”