Job 32:9

In 11 translations

BSB

It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.Or many or great

KJV

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

WEB

It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

ASV

It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.

LSV

The multitude are not wise, || Nor do the aged understand judgment.

YLT

The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

DBY

It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.

DRC

They that are aged are not the wise men, neither do the ancients understand judgment.

GNV

Great men are not alway wise, neither doe the aged alway vnderstand iudgement.

JPS

It is not the great that are wise, nor the aged that discern judgment.

LXXE

The long-lived are not wise as such; neither do the aged know judgment.

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Original-language editions

WLC

לֹֽא־רַבִּ֥ים יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ וּ֝זְקֵנִ֗ים יָבִ֥ינוּ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

LXX-Br

Οὐχ οἱ πολυχρόνιοί εἰσι σοφοὶ, οὐδʼ οἱ γέροντες οἴδασι κρίμα.

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• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
• Job 12:20He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
• 1 Corinthians 1:26–27Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God…
• Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
• 1 Corinthians 2:7–8No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
• John 7:48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
• James 2:6–7But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?
• Jeremiah 5:5I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.

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