Of The Aged

Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

• Manners

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

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

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

• Wisdom

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

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

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

• Sobriety

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.