Job 12:20
He removeth the speech from trusty speakers, and taketh away the intelligence of the aged.
Leeser Tanakh
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 bereft of sense, and the powerful he causeth to walk on crooked paths.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and the belt of the mighty be looseneth.
Cross References
Job 12:24He taketh away the sense of the chiefs of the people of the land, and causeth them to wander astray in a wilderness when there is no way.
Job 32:9Not those rich in years must be always wise: neither do the aged constantly understand what is just.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die through lack of sense.
Proverbs 12:22An abomination of the Lord are lips of falsehood; but they that deal in faithfulness [obtain] his favor.
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 →