Verse 20

He silences the speech of the trustworthy and takes away the discernment of the elders.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 32:9 : 9 It is not merely the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.
  • Job 17:4 : 4 For you have closed their hearts to understanding; therefore, you will not exalt them.
  • Job 12:24 : 24 He removes the understanding of the leaders of the earth's people and makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
  • Job 39:17 : 17 For God has deprived her of wisdom and has not given her understanding.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 Truthful speech endures forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.
  • Isa 3:1-3 : 1 See now, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, is removing from Jerusalem and Judah support and supply, both bread and water. 2 The mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder. 3 The captain of fifty and the honored man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.