Job 8:8

"Inquire of the previous generation, won't you please? Consider what their forefathers searched out.

Job 15:18

which is what wise men have explained, who didn't withhold anything from their ancestors.

Deuteronomy 4:32

"Indeed, ask from one end of the heavens to the other about days of old, before your time, when God created mankind on the earth. Did we ever have anything as great as this, or ever hear of anything like it?

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of old, reflect on the years of previous generations. Ask your father, and he'll tell you; your elders will inform you.

Job 12:12

"Wisdom may be found in the company of the aged. Understanding comes with longevity.

Job 15:10

"We have both the gray-haired and the aged with us, and they are far older than your father.

Job 32:6-7

Barachel's son Elihu from Buz responded and said: "I'm younger than you are. Because you're older, I was terrified to tell you what I know.

Psalm 44:1

God, we heard it with our ears; our ancestors told us about what you did in their day a long time ago.

Psalm 78:3-4

things that we have heard and known and that our ancestors related to us.

Isaiah 38:19

The living yes the living they thank you, just as I am doing today; fathers will tell their children about your faithfulness.

Romans 15:4

For everything that was written long ago was written to instruct us, so that we might have hope through the endurance and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

1 Corinthians 10:11

These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down as a warning for us in whom the culmination of the ages has been attained.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

General references

Bible References

Inquire

Job 12:12
"Wisdom may be found in the company of the aged. Understanding comes with longevity.
Job 15:10
"We have both the gray-haired and the aged with us, and they are far older than your father.
Job 32:6
Barachel's son Elihu from Buz responded and said: "I'm younger than you are. Because you're older, I was terrified to tell you what I know.
Deuteronomy 4:32
"Indeed, ask from one end of the heavens to the other about days of old, before your time, when God created mankind on the earth. Did we ever have anything as great as this, or ever hear of anything like it?
Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the days of old, reflect on the years of previous generations. Ask your father, and he'll tell you; your elders will inform you.
Psalm 44:1
God, we heard it with our ears; our ancestors told us about what you did in their day a long time ago.
Psalm 78:3
things that we have heard and known and that our ancestors related to us.
Isaiah 38:19
The living yes the living they thank you, just as I am doing today; fathers will tell their children about your faithfulness.
Romans 15:4
For everything that was written long ago was written to instruct us, so that we might have hope through the endurance and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.
1 Corinthians 10:11
These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down as a warning for us in whom the culmination of the ages has been attained.

General references

Job 12:12
"Wisdom may be found in the company of the aged. Understanding comes with longevity.
Job 32:7
I thought, experience should speak; abundance of years teaches wisdom.

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