Job 12:20

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the aged.

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Great men are not always wise: Neither do the aged understand judgment.

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: But they that deal truly are his delight.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

The lips of the righteous feed many: But fools die for want of wisdom.

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.