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


In Context

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.

10 "Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know.

11 I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.

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.