Job 32:9

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

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  • Matt 11:25 : 25 Jesus’ Invitation At that time Jesus said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to little children.
  • Job 12:20 : 20 He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
  • Eccl 4:13 : 13 Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.
  • Jer 5:5 : 5 I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the LORD demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them.” Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.
  • John 7:48 : 48 None of the members of the ruling council or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?
  • 1 Cor 1:26-27 : 26 Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position. 27 But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong.
  • 1 Cor 2:7-8 : 7 Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
  • Jas 2:6-7 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?

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    7I said to myself,‘Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.’

    8But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

  • Job 12:12-13
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    12Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

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    13So do not say,‘We have found wisdom! God will refute him, not man!’

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    6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

  • Eccl 9:16-17
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    16So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

    17Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

  • Job 15:9-10
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    9What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t understand?

    10The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men far older than your father.

  • Job 12:2-3
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    2“Without a doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.

    3I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

  • Job 34:34
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    34Men of understanding say to me– any wise man listening to me says–

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

  • Job 32:10
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    10Therefore I say,‘Listen to me. I, even I, will explain what I know.’

  • Job 28:12-13
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    12No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

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  • Deut 32:28-29
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    28They are a nation devoid of wisdom, and there is no understanding among them.

    29I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them.”

  • Eccl 7:10
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    10Do not say,“Why were the old days better than these days?” for it is not wise to ask that.

  • Job 36:26
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    26The Work and Wisdom of God“Yes, God is great– beyond our knowledge! The number of his years is unsearchable.

  • Job 37:24
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    24Therefore people fear him, for he does not regard all the wise in heart.”

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    3I have not learned wisdom, nor can I have knowledge of the Holy One.

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?

  • Job 17:10
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    32For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment.

  • Eccl 9:13
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    13Most People Are Not Receptive to Wise Counsel This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, and it is a great burden to me:

  • Jer 8:9
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    9Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the LORD’s message, what wisdom do they really have?

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    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Job 34:2
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    2“Listen to my words, you wise men; hear me, you learned men.

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    21Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.

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    10Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.

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    4“Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,

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    3you asked,‘Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?’ But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know.

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    12Now in this, you are not right– I answer you, for God is greater than a human being.

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    16For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies– just like the fool!

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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

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    22Can anyone teach God knowledge, since he judges those that are on high?

  • Prov 1:5
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    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

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    7Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.

  • Jer 9:23
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    23The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

  • Job 12:20
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    20He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

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    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

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    17then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.

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    9For we were born yesterday and do not have knowledge, since our days on earth are but a shadow.

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    18what wise men declare, hiding nothing, from the tradition of their ancestors,

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    22The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”