Job 32:9

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It is not merely the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.

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  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.'
  • Job 12:20 : 20 He silences the speech of the trustworthy and takes away the discernment of the elders.
  • Eccl 4:13 : 13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
  • Jer 5:5 : 5 So I will go to the great leaders and speak to them, for they should know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. But they too, as one, have broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.
  • John 7:48 : 48 Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
  • 1 Cor 1:26-27 : 26 Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
  • 1 Cor 2:7-8 : 7 Instead, we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory. 8 This wisdom none of the rulers of this age understood, for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
  • Jas 2:6-7 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name that was invoked over you?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 32:7-8
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    7I thought, ‘Age should speak; let many years teach wisdom.’

    8But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives understanding.

  • Job 12:12-13
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    12"Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days."

    13"With Him are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His."

  • Job 32:13
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    13Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’

  • Ps 92:6
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    6How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!

  • Eccl 9:16-17
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    16So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.

    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Job 15:9-10
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    9What do you know that we do not know? What insight do you have that is not with us?

    10Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, men much older than your father.

  • Job 12:2-3
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    2"Truly, you are the people, and with you wisdom will die!"

    3"But I too have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know things such as these?"

  • Job 34:34
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    34Men of understanding declare, and the wise man who hears me says:

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

  • Job 32:10
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    10Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’

  • Job 28:12-13
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    12But where can wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding?

    13Mankind does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

  • Deut 32:28-29
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    28For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.

    29If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.

  • Eccl 7:10
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    10Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions.

  • Job 36:26
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    26Behold, God is great, and we do not comprehend Him; the number of His years is unsearchable.

  • Job 37:24
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    24Therefore, people fear Him; He does not regard any who are wise in their own hearts.

  • Prov 30:3
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    3I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?

  • Job 17:10
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    10But as for all of you, return and come now, for I do not find a wise man among you.

  • Job 9:32
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    32For He is not a man, like me, that I might answer Him, that we might go to court together.

  • Eccl 9:13
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    13I also saw this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

  • Jer 8:9
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    9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Job 34:2
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    2Listen to my words, you wise ones; and to those with understanding, give ear to me.

  • Job 28:20
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    20But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wisdom makes a wise person stronger than ten rulers in a city.

  • Job 4:21
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    21Isn't their tent cord pulled up within them? They die, and not with wisdom.

  • Ps 49:10
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    10that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay.

  • Job 20:4
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    4Do you not know this from ancient times, since man was placed on the earth,

  • Job 42:3
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    3You asked, 'Who is this that obscures counsel without knowledge?' Surely, I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

  • Job 33:12
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    12But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than a man.

  • Eccl 8:1
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    1Who is like the wise person, and who knows the meaning of things? The wisdom of a person brightens their face, and the hardness of their face is softened.

  • Eccl 2:16
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    16For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Job 21:22
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    22Can anyone teach knowledge to God, who judges even the exalted ones?

  • Prov 1:5
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    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Eccl 8:7
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    7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

  • Jer 9:23
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    23But let the one who boasts boast in this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord who exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight, declares the Lord.

  • Job 12:20
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    20He silences the speech of the trustworthy and takes away the discernment of the elders.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.

  • Job 8:9
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    9for we were only born yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.

  • Job 15:18
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    18What wise men have declared, and have not hidden from their ancestors,

  • Jer 4:22
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    22For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.