Gray hair is often a symbol of wisdom and experience in the Bible. These verses celebrate the beauty of aging and the honor that comes with a life well-lived.
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Bible Verses About Gray Hair
Proverbs 16:31 – Gray hair symbolizes wisdom and honor
“Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.” – Proverbs 16:31
Leviticus 19:32 – Show respect for the elderly, especially those with gray hair
“Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.” – Leviticus 19:32
Isaiah 46:4 – God promises to sustain us even in old age and with gray hair
“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” – Isaiah 46:4
Job 12:12 – Wisdom comes with the gray hair of old age
“Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?” – Job 12:12
Proverbs 20:29 – The glory of young men is their strength, while the splendor of old men is their gray hair
“The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.” – Proverbs 20:29
Psalm 71:18 – We are called to declare God’s power even in old age and with gray hair
“Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.” – Psalm 71:18
Proverbs 3:1-2 – Gray hair is a sign of honor when coupled with obedience to God’s commands
“My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.” – Proverbs 3:1-2
1 Timothy 5:1 – Treat older people with respect, especially those with gray hair
“Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers.”– 1 Timothy 5:1
Job 15:10 – Gray hair is a sign of wisdom and age
“The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father.” – Job 15:10
Leviticus 19:14 – Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind
“Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.” – Leviticus 19:14
Proverbs 23:22 – Listen to your father who has gray hair and do not despise your mother
“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.” – Proverbs 23:22
Psalm 92:14 – Even in old age and with gray hair, we can still bear fruit
“They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green.” – Psalm 92:14
Isaiah 48:8 – God’s refining fire tests us even in our old age and with gray hair
“You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth.” – Isaiah 48:8
Lamentations 5:12 – Gray hair is a symbol of mourning and sorrow
“Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.” – Lamentations 5:12
Proverbs 16:31 – Gray hair represents a life well-lived
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.” – Proverbs 16:31
Deuteronomy 32:7 – Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations
“Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you.” – Deuteronomy 32:7
1 Peter 5:5 – Younger people should humble themselves before the elderly
“In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'” – 1 Peter 5:5
Job 32:9 – Age does not necessarily bring wisdom
“It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.” – Job 32:9
Proverbs 20:12 – The hearing ear and the seeing eye are a gift from the Lord
“Ears that hear and eyes that see— the Lord has made them both.” – Proverbs 20:12
Psalm 71:9 – Do not cast aside those in old age; do not forsake them when they are gray-haired
“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.” – Psalm 71:9
Leviticus 19:32 – Stand up in the presence of the aged and show respect for the elderly
“Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.” – Leviticus 19:32
Psalm 71:18 – Even in old age and gray hair, we can proclaim God’s power to the next generation
“Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.” – Psalm 71:18
Genesis 48:10 – Age can bring diminished eyesight, but God is faithful
“Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.” – Genesis 48:10
Proverbs 23:24 – The father of a righteous child has great joy and their parents rejoice
“The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.” – Proverbs 23:24
Job 12:12 – Wisdom is found among the aged; long life brings understanding
“Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.” – Job 12:12
Ruth 4:15 – May the Lord reward Ruth for her kindness to Naomi in old age
“He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” – Ruth 4:15
Proverbs 16:31 – Gray hair is a crown of glory when found in the way of righteousness
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.” – Proverbs 16:31
Psalm 71:9 – Do not reject me when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone
“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.” – Psalm 71:9
Deuteronomy 34:7 – Moses’ eyes were not weak, and his strength was not gone even at 120 years old
“Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.” – Deuteronomy 34:7
Proverbs 20:29 – Gray hair is a sign of strength and honor
“The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.” – Proverbs 20:29
1 Timothy 5:17 – Give double honor to elders who rule well, particularly those who labor in preaching and teaching
“The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.” – 1 Timothy 5:17
Psalm 92:14 – Even in old age, the righteous shall bear fruit and stay fresh and flourishing
“They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green.” – Psalm 92:14
Genesis 42:38 – The sight of Benjamin’s gray hair brought great sorrow to their father Jacob
“But Jacob said, ‘My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'” – Genesis 42:38
Job 32:9 – Age does not necessarily bring wisdom; understanding comes from the Spirit of God
“It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.” – Job 32:9
Proverbs 16:31 – Gray hair is a crown of splendor, attained through a righteous life
“Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.” – Proverbs 16:31
Deuteronomy 21:20 – Stubbornness and rebelliousness in a child will be dealt with severely
“They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.'” – Deuteronomy 21:20
Ecclesiastes 12:5 – Remember your Creator before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them.”
“when people are afraid of heights and of dangers in the streets; when the almond tree blossoms and the grasshopper drags itself along and desire no longer is stirred. Then people go to their eternal home and mourners go about the streets.” – Ecclesiastes 12:5
Lamentations 4:7 – Nazirites’ appearance becomes blacker than soot; they are unrecognized in the streets
“Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like lapis lazuli.” – Lamentations 4:7
Joel 2:6 – Nations tremble before God’s people onslaught
“At the sight of them, nations are in anguish; every face turns pale.” – Joel 2:6
Amos 5:16 – In times of distress, people long for God’s presence and intervention
“Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says: ‘There will be wailing in all the streets and cries of anguish in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail.'” – Amos 5:16
Zephaniah 3:19 – God will rescue and save the lame, gather the scattered, and bring praise and honor to His people
“At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you. I will rescue the lame; I will gather the exiles. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they have suffered shame.” – Zephaniah 3:19
Luke 7:12 – A widow’s heartbroken son is carried out for burial, bringing great sorrow
“As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.” – Luke 7:12
Acts 21:35 – The crowd follows Paul and is shouting, “Get rid of him!”
“‘When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the mob was so great he had to be carried by the soldiers.” – Acts 21:35
Matthew 27:32 – Simon of Cyrene is compelled to carry Jesus’ cross
“As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.” – Matthew 27:32
Matthew 24:19 – Jesus warns about the distress pregnant women would face during the end times
“How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!” – Matthew 24:19
Revelation 14:14 – The Son of Man carries a sharp sickle for harvesting the earth
“I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.” – Revelation 14:14
Matthew 16:24 – If we want to follow Christ, we must learn to deny ourselves
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.'” – Matthew 16:24
1 Peter 2:24 – Jesus bore our sins on the cross so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” – 1 Peter 2:24