Job 32:9
Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 11:25 : 25 ¶ At that time Jesus answered and said, ‹I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.›
- Job 12:20 : 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
- Eccl 4:13 : 13 ¶ Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
- Jer 5:5 : 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 judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, [and] burst the bonds.
- John 7:48 : 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
- 1 Cor 1:26-27 : 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
- 1 Cor 2:7-8 : 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
- Jas 2:6-7 : 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
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7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
8 But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
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12 ¶ With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
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13 Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
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6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
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16 Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.
17 The words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
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9 What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?
10 With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
- Job 12:2-32 verses73%
2 No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
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34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
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5 ¶ Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things].
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10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
- Job 28:12-132 verses72%
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
- Deut 32:28-292 verses72%
28 For they [are] a nation void of counsel, neither [is there any] understanding in them.
29 O that they were wise, [that] they understood this, [that] they would consider their latter end!
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10 Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
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26 Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
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24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any [that are] wise of heart.
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3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
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8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?
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10 ¶ But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find [one] wise [man] among you.
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32 For [he is] not a man, as I [am, that] I should answer him, [and] we should come together in judgment.
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13 ¶ This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it [seemed] great unto me:
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9 The wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom [is] in them?
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13 ¶ Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
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2 Hear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
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20 ¶ Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?
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19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] which are in the city.
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21 Doth not their excellency [which is] in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
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10 For he seeth [that] wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
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4 Knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
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3 Who [is] he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
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12 Behold, [in] this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
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1 ¶ Who [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
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16 For [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now [is] in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise [man]? as the fool.
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33 ¶ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.
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22 Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
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5 A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
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7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
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23 ¶ Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches:
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20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
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11 ¶ The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
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17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].
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9 (For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow:)
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18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it]:
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22 For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.