9It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.


In Context

6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, 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 breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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

10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion.

11 Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.

Job 32:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:9Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

32:9They that are aged are not the wise men, neither do the ancients understand judgment.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not the great that are wise, nor the aged that understand judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:9Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

32:9The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:9Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.