Lev 19:32, Pro 16:31, 20:8, Rom 13:3-4, Tit 3:1, 1Pe 5:5 | ESV | STEP | You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man , and you shall fear your God : I am the Lord .

Leviticus 19:32

32 ^a“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall ^bfear your God: I am the Lord.

Proverbs 16:31

31 ^cGray hair is ^da crown of glory;
it ^eis gained in a righteous life.

Proverbs 20:8

8 ^fA king who sits on the throne of judgment
^gwinnows all evil with his eyes.

Romans 13:3-4

3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you ^hwill receive his approval, 4 for ⁱhe is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, ^jan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.

Titus 3:1

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1 Remind them ^kto be submissive to rulers and authorities, ^lto be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

1 Peter 5:5

5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. ^mClothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ⁿ“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”