Job 32:9

Elihu Rebukes Job’s Friends

8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. 9It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice. 10Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’

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Berean Standard Bible
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
American Standard Version (1901)
It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
Bible in Basic English
It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.
Free Bible Version
It is not the old who are wise, or the elderly who know what is right.
King James (Authorized) Version
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Translation for Translators
It is not people becoming old that enables them to be wise; not all old people understand what is right.
Unlocked Literal Bible
It is not only the great people who are wise, nor the aged people alone who understand justice.
Noah Webster Bible
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
World English Bible
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
Young's Literal Translation
The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.