Job 12:20
He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
In Context
19He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;
21He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;
Cross References
Job 12:24He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.
Job 32:9It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of a righteous [man] feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
Matthew Henry on Job 12:13-25
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18 He looseth… Read the whole commentary →