Job 32:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.”

Job 32:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 32:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 32:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.”

Job 32:9 — World English Bible

Job 32:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.”

Job 32:9 — American Standard Version

Job 32:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.”

Job 32:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 32:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.”

Job 32:9 — Darby Translation

Job 32:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Great men are not alway wise, neither doe the aged alway vnderstand iudgement.”

Job 32:9 — Geneva Bible

Job 32:9 in Context — Job 32

7 Eu dizia: Os dias falem, e a multidão de anos ensine sabedoria.

8 Certamente há espírito no ser humano, e a inspiração do Todo-Poderoso os faz entendedores.

9 Não são [somente] os grandes que são sábios, nem [somente] os velhos entendem o juízo.

10 Por isso eu digo: escutai-me; também eu declararei minha opinião.

11 Eis que eu aguardei vossas palavras, [e] dei ouvidos a vossas considerações, enquanto vós buscáveis argumentos.

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What Does Job 32:9 Mean?

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