He deprives of speech those who are trusted, and takes away the discernment of the elders.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the aged.
He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment and discretion of the aged.
He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
silences the talk of trusted people; takes away elders’ discernment;
altering the lips of those who speak the truth and sweeping away the teaching of the aged.
He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged.
He strips understanding from the leaders of the earth, and makes them wander in a pathless waste.
Since you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not let them triumph.
It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right.
because God has made it forget wisdom, and given it no share in understanding.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.