It is not only the old who are wise
or the elderly who understand how to judge.

He deprives trusted advisers of speech
and takes away the elders’ good judgment.

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.

I will go to the powerful
and speak to them.
Surely they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
However, these also had broken the yoke
and torn off the chains.

Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom in a mystery, a wisdom God predestined before the ages for our glory.

Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

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Summary

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

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I will go to the powerful
and speak to them.
Surely they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
However, these also had broken the yoke
and torn off the chains.
At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.
Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.
On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom in a mystery, a wisdom God predestined before the ages for our glory.
Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

Neither

He deprives trusted advisers of speech
and takes away the elders’ good judgment.
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.

General references

And the prophets’ spirits are under the control of the prophets,

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