Job 12:12

Easy To Read Version

\{We say,\}\par ‘Wisdom is to be found in old people.\par Long life brings understanding.’\par

Cross References

1 Kings 12:6

There were some older men who had helped Solomon make decisions when he was alive. So King Rehoboam asked these men what he should do. He said, “How do you think I should answer these people?”

Job 15:10

The gray-haired men\par and the old people agree with us.\par Yes, even people older than your father\par are on our side.\par

Job 32:6

So Elihu began to talk. He said:

Job 32:7

I thought to myself,\par ‘Older people should speak first.\par Older people have lived many years.\par So they have learned many things.’\par

Job 8:8

“Ask the old people.\par Find out what their ancestors {\cf2\super [15]} learned.\par