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Selected Verse: Leviticus 19:32 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Le 19:32 |
Strong Concordance |
Thou shalt rise up [06965] before [06440] the hoary head [07872], and honour [01921] the face [06440] of the old man [02205], and fear [03372] thy God [0430]: I am the LORD [03068]. |
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King James |
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The outward respect due to old age is here immediately connected with the fear of God. Compare the margin reference. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
fear
(See Scofield) - (Psa 19:9). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Rise up - To do them reverence when they pass by, for which end they were obliged, as the Jews say, presently to sit down again when they were past, that it might be manifest they arose out of respect to them. Fear thy God - This respect is due to such, if not for themselves, yet for God's sake, who requires this reverence, and whose singular blessing old age is. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Before the hoary head - See Clarke's note on Gen 48:12. |
9 The fear [03374] of the LORD [03068] is clean [02889], enduring [05975] for ever [05703]: the judgments [04941] of the LORD [03068] are true [0571] and righteous [06663] altogether [03162].
12 And Joseph [03130] brought them out [03318] from between [05973] his knees [01290], and he bowed [07812] himself with his face [0639] to the earth [0776].