Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Neither
General references
Bible References
Great
Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the great men and have talk with them; for they have knowledge of the way of the Lord and of the behaviour desired by their God. But as for these, their one purpose is a broken yoke and burst bands.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
John 7:48
Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?
1 Corinthians 1:26
For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:
1 Corinthians 2:7
But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;
James 2:6
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
Neither
Job 12:20
He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;
Ecclesiastes 4:13
A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
General references
1 Corinthians 14:32
And the spirits of the prophets are controlled by the prophets;