Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"The aged aren't always wise, nor do the elderly always understand justice.
New American Standard Bible
Nor may
King James Version
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Holman Bible
or the elderly who understand how to judge.
A Conservative Version
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
American Standard Version
It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
Amplified
“Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise,
Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.
Bible in Basic English
It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.
Darby Translation
It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
Not the many will be wise: and old men understand judgment.
King James 2000
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand justice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[It is] not {the aged} [who] are wise, or [it is not] [the] elders [who] understand justice.
Modern King James verseion
It is not the great that are wise, nor the aged who understand judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Great men are not always wise, neither doth every aged man understand the thing that is lawful.
NET Bible
It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.
New Heart English Bible
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
The Emphasized Bible
Great men, may not be wise, nor, elders, understand justice.
Webster
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
World English Bible
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
Youngs Literal Translation
The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 32:9
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Context Readings
Elihu Rebukes Job And His Three Friends
8 However, a spirit exists in mankind, and the Almighty's breath gives him insight." 9 "The aged aren't always wise, nor do the elderly always understand justice. 10 Therefore I'm saying, "Listen to me!' Then I'll declare what I know.
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Cross References
Job 12:20
He keeps reliable advisors from speaking, and removes discernment from elders.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who will no longer accept correction.
Jeremiah 5:5
Let me go to the leaders and speak to them. For they know the LORD's way, the requirement of their God." "But they, all together, have broken the yoke and torn off the restraints.
John 7:48
None of the authorities or Pharisees has believed in him, have they?
1 Corinthians 1:26-27
Brothers, think about your own calling. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
1 Corinthians 2:7-8
Instead, we speak about God's wisdom in a hidden secret, which God destined before the world began for our glory.
James 2:6-7
But you have humiliated the man who is poor. Are not rich people the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?