Bible Verses About

Aging

Aging — gray hair a crown, strength for every stage.

  1. “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”

    2 Corinthians 4:16 · KJV

  2. “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.”

    Psalms 71:18 · KJV

  3. “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”

    Psalms 92:12 · KJV

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

    Proverbs 20:29 · KJV

  5. “Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.”

    Psalms 71:9 · KJV

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

    Proverbs 16:31 · KJV

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

    Job 12:12 · KJV

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

    Leviticus 19:32 · KJV

  9. “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;”

    Ecclesiastes 12:1 · KJV

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Frequently asked

What does the Bible say about aging?

Scripture speaks to aging in passages such as 2 Corinthians 4:16, Psalms 71:18, Psalms 92:12. For example, 2 Corinthians 4:16 says, “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”

What is a well-known Bible verse about aging?

2 Corinthians 4:16 — “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”

Which Psalm is about aging?

Psalms 71:18 — “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.”