Gray Hair

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

And 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.

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

• Jacob
• Parents

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

• Weeping

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.