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


In Context

6 Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, |I am young, and you are very old; Therefore I held back, and didn't dare show you my 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 gives them understanding.

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

10 Therefore I said, 'Listen to me; I also will show my opinion.'

11 |Behold, I waited for your words, and I listened for your reasoning, while you 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 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 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.