Job 32:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The abundantרַבִּ֥ים
(rab·bim)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
[in years] may not be wise,יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ
(yech·ka·mu;)
2449: to be wisea prim. root
Norלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
may eldersוּ֝זְקֵנִ֗ים
(u·ze·ke·nim)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
understandיָבִ֥ינוּ
(ya·vi·nu)
995: to discerna prim. root
justice.מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
(mish·pat.)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat


















KJV Lexicon
Great men
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
are not always wise
chakam  (khaw-kam')
exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
neither do the aged
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
understand
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The abundant in years may not be wise, Nor may elders understand justice.

King James Bible
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not only the old who are wise or the elderly who understand how to judge.

International Standard Version
"The aged aren't always wise, nor do the elderly always understand justice.

NET Bible
It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People do not become wise merely because they live long. They don't understand what justice is merely because they're old.

King James 2000 Bible
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand justice.
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