Job 32:7 “I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.”

Job 32:7

I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

World English Bible

I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

American Standard Version

I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Geneva Bible 1599

For I said, The dayes shall speake, and the multitude of yeeres shall teach wisedome.

Darby Translation

I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.

Young's Literal Translation

I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.

Bible in Basic English

I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

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Cross references

“I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.”

Proverbs 16:31 Job 12:12 Hebrews 5:12 Job 8:8–10 1 Kings 12:6–8 Proverbs 1:1–4

Proverbs 16:31 · BSB

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

Job 12:12 · BSB

Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

Hebrews 5:12 · BSB

Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

Job 8:8–10 · BSB

Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

1 Kings 12:6–8 · BSB

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

Proverbs 1:1–4 · BSB

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

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