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

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

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

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

There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: