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 get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the law of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes.
John 7:48
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
1 Corinthians 1:26
For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
1 Corinthians 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
James 2:6
But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judges?
Neither
Job 12:20
He takes away the speech of the trustworthy, and takes away the understanding of the aged.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no longer be admonished.
General references
1 Corinthians 14:32
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.