Job 15:10
New Living Translation
10 On our side are aged, gray-haired men
much older than your father!
Job 32:6-7
New Living Translation
6 Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said,
“I am young and you are old,
so I held back from telling you what I think.
7 I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,
for wisdom comes with age.’
Proverbs 16:31
New Living Translation
31 Gray hair is a crown of glory;
it is gained by living a godly life.
Job 12:20
New Living Translation
20 He silences the trusted adviser
and removes the insight of the elders.
Job 12:12
New Living Translation
12 Wisdom belongs to the aged,
and understanding to the old.
Job 8:8-10
New Living Translation
8 “Just ask the previous generation.
Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
9 For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
10 But those who came before us will teach you.
They will teach you the wisdom of old.
Deuteronomy 32:7
New Living Translation
7 Remember the days of long ago;
think about the generations past.
Ask your father, and he will inform you.
Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.
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