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What does the Bible say about caring for elderly parents?

16 verses about caring for elderly parents, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about caring for elderly parents

1 Timothy 5:8 — 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. 6 votes
1 Timothy 5:4 — 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. 5 votes
Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 4 votes
Leviticus 19:32 — Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. 4 votes
Deuteronomy 5:16 — Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 3 votes
Proverbs 23:22 — Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 3 votes
1 Timothy 5:1 — Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; 3 votes
Psalms 71:9 — Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 2 votes
Isaiah 46:3 — Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: 2 votes
Mark 7:9 — And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 2 votes
John 19:25 — Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. 2 votes
Ephesians 6:1 — Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 votes
Ephesians 6:2 — Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 2 votes
Ephesians 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 2 votes
James 1:27 — Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. 2 votes
Revelation 1:1 — The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 votes

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Ephesians (3), 1 Timothy (3), Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Mark (1), John (1), James (1), Revelation (1)

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