Job 32:9

Job 32:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9It is not only the old32:9 Or many; or great who are wise,

not only the aged who understand what is right.

9“The 32:9 Lit great (i.e., in years); or noblesabundant in years may not be wise,

Nor may elders understand justice.

9The abundant in years may not be wise,

Nor may elders understand justice.

9“Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise,

Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.

9It is not only the old32:9 Or many or great who are wise,

or the elderly who understand justice.

9Older people aren’t the only ones who are wise.

They aren’t the only ones who understand what is right.