7I thought, 'Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.'


In Context

4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.

5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: "I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.

7 I thought, 'Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.'

8 But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

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

Job 32:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:7I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

32:7For I hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

32:7I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:7I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:7I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:7I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:7I said, 'Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

32:7I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:7I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.