Job 32:9
It is not the old who are wise, or the elderly who know what is right.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
In Context
10That's why I'm telling you to listen to me now—let me tell you what I know.
Cross References
Job 4:21They are like tent ropes that are pulled up, and they collapse in death. They die without wisdom.’”
Psalms 119:100I even understand more than the elders because I follow your directions.
Ecclesiastes 4:13A poor young person who's wise is better than an old and foolish king who no longer accepts advice.
Matthew 11:25Then Jesus prayed, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you've hidden these things from the clever and sophisticated. Instead you've revealed them to ordinary people.
1 Corinthians 1:26Brothers and sisters, remember your calling—and that this did not include many who are wise, humanly speaking; not many who are powerful; not many who are important.
James 2:6But you've treated the poor shamefully. Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you before the courts?
Matthew Henry on Job 32:7-15
6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not show you mine opinion. 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. 8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion. 11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your… Read the whole commentary →