Verse 9

Great men are not always wise, nor do the aged understand judgment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes.
  • Job 12:20 : 20 He removes the speech of the trusted, and takes away the understanding of the aged.
  • Eccl 4:13 : 13 Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king who will not be admonished anymore.
  • Jer 5:5 : 5 I will go to the great men, and will speak to 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 the Pharisees believed in him?
  • 1 Cor 1:26-27 : 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has 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, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, 8 which none of the rulers of this world knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
  • Jas 2:6-7 : 6 But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and haul you into the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by which you are called?