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


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Genesis 19 31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
Genesis 27 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
Exodus 18 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
Leviticus 19 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Numbers 16 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.
Deuteronomy 1 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Deuteronomy 21 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Deuteronomy 25 1 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Deuteronomy 29 5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
Judges 19 20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
1 Samuel 8 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
1 Kings 1 52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
1 Kings 2 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
1 Kings 3 9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
1 Kings 12 6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
1 Kings 12 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
1 Kings 12 13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
1 Kings 20 8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
2 Chronicles 1 11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
2 Chronicles 1 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
2 Chronicles 10 8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
2 Chronicles 19 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
Esther 1 13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
Job 5 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Job 9 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
Job 11 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
Job 11 12 For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
Job 12 12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Job 12 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Job 12 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Job 14 21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Job 15 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15 10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
Job 15 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
Job 17 10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
Job 20 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
Job 21 22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Job 30 1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
Job 32 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
Job 37 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Job 42 3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Psalms 2 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Psalms 25 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Psalms 37 18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Psalms 37 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalms 37 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalms 38 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Psalms 49 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 49 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 49 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.