Job 32:7

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us,

With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much elder than your father.

“ ‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me about how to answer these people?”

With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.

Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me to answer these people?”

“Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.

The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.

I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance:

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel what we shall do.”

The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel both was like this with David and with Absalom.

Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear likewise what he says.”

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. He had provided the king with sustenance while he stayed at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”

God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have you asked for riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;

These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;

He died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place.

He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may give an answer to these people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?’ ”

Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.

For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Shall they not teach you, tell you, and utter words out of their heart?

“Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought out before the hills?

Don’t you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,

He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair.

Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.

I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.

She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.

For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

They will no longer each teach his neighbor, and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’ for they will all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh: “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God says, so declare to us, and we will do it.’

then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely. Yahweh our God has not sent you to say, ‘You shall not go into Egypt to live there;’

Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.

Hear this, you elders, And listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.

yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.

Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,