Job 29:8 · KJV
“The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, {and} stood up.”
— Job 29:8
When I went out to the gate through the city, {when} I prepared my seat in the street!
The princes refrained talking, and laid {their} hand on their mouth.
Job 29 — Context
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; {me: Heb. with me}
7When I went out to the gate through the city, {when} I prepared my seat in the street!
8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, {and} stood up.
9The princes refrained talking, and laid {their} hand on their mouth.
10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. {The nobles...: Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid}
Cross References
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.
Titus 3:1
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head {is} a crown of glory, {if} it be found in the way of righteousness.
Romans 13:7
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute {is due}; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all {of you} be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Proverbs 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Romans 13:3-4
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
1 Peter 2:17
Honour all {men}. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. {Honour all: or, Esteem all}