32 " 'Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.
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.
32 "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.
32 "Show respect to the aged; honor the presence of an elder; fear your God. I am God.
32 'You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.
32 "Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:32
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laws.
There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.