Job 32:9
7 I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
8 But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’
11 Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- De gamle er ikke alltid vise, ikke alltid forstår oldinger hva rett er.
- OTB
- Det er ikke bare de eldre som er vise,
heller ikke bare de gamle som forstår rettferdighet. - B1930
- De gamle er ikke alltid vise, ikke alltid forstår oldinger hvad rett er.
- BSB
- It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
- KJV
- Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
- WEB
- It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
- ASV
- It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
- DARBY
- It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.
- BLB
- Not [only] the great [in years] [are] wise, nor do [only] the aged understand justice.
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Kryssreferanser
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “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.
Les i sammenheng1 Corinthians 1:26–27
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
Les i sammenhengJob 12:20
He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
Les i sammenheng1 Corinthians 2:7–8
No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
Les i sammenhengJohn 7:48
“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
Les i sammenhengJames 2:6–7
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
Les i sammenhengJeremiah 5:5
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
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