Job 29:8

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Job 29:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible

6 when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

7 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

8 the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

9 The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

10 The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Leviticus 19:32

You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

Romans 13:3

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

Romans 13:4

For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

Titus 3:1

Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

1 Peter 5:5

Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Romans 13:7

Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

1 Peter 2:17

Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.