Wisdom 4:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁸ (For honourable old age is not that which standeth in length of time, Nor is its measure given by number of years:

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Common English Bible

⁸ Those who are old aren’t honorable simply because time has passed. Old age isn’t measured by counting up a person’s years.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ For old age is made venerable, neither by lasting long, nor by counting the number of years; yet understanding is the gray hair of wisdom for men,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ For venerable old age is not that of long time, nor counted by the number of years: but the understanding of a man is grey hairs.

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁸ We honor old age, but not just because a person has lived a long time.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁸ For honorable old age is not that which stands in length of time, nor is its measure given by number of years,

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