Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 32:9
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Berean Standard Bible
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
King James Version
Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
World English Bible
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
American Standard Version
It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 32
7 I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
8 But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
9 It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’
11 Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
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