Compare Translations for Job 32:9

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Holman Christian Standard Bible

9 It is not [only] the old who are wise or the elderly who understand how to judge.

English Standard Version

9 It is not the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.

King James Version

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

The Message Bible

9 The experts have no corner on wisdom; getting old doesn't guarantee good sense.

New American Standard Bible

9 "The abundant in years may not be wise, Nor may elders understand justice.

New International Version

9 It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.

New King James Version

9 Great men are not always wise, Nor do the aged always understand justice.

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New Living Translation

9 Sometimes the elders are not wise. Sometimes the aged do not understand justice.

New Revised Standard

9 It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right.

American Standard Version

9 It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.

The Bible in Basic English

9 It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.

La Biblia de las Américas (Español)

9 Los de muchos años quizá no sean sabios, ni los ancianos entiendan justicia.

Common English Bible

9 The advanced in days aren't wise; the old don't understand what's right.

Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha

9 The advanced in days aren't wise; the old don't understand what's right.

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The Complete Jewish Bible

9 it isn't [only] the great who are wise or the aged who know how to judge.

The Darby Translation

9 It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.

Good News Translation

9 It is not growing old that makes us wise or helps us to know what is right.

Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha

9 It is not growing old that makes us wise or helps us to know what is right.

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GOD'S WORD Translation

9 People do not become wise merely because they live long. They don't understand what justice is merely because they're old.

Hebrew Names Version

9 It is not the great who are wise, Nor the aged who understand justice.

La Biblia del Jubileo 2000

9 No siempre los grandes son los sabios, ni los viejos entienden el derecho

Jubilee Bible 2000

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

King James Version w/ Apocrypha

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

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Lexham English Bible

9 [It is] not {the aged} [who] are wise, or [it is not] [the] elders [who] understand justice.

Louis Segond 1910 (French)

9 Ce n'est pas l'âge qui procure la sagesse, Ce n'est pas la vieillesse qui rend capable de juger.

Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha

9 The long-lived are not wise ; neither do the aged know judgment.

New Century Version

9 It is not just older people who are wise; they are not the only ones who understand what is right.

New International Reader's Version

9 Older people aren't the only ones who are wise. They aren't the only ones who understand what is right.

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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha

9 It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right.

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Nueva Traducción Viviente

9 No siempre los ancianos son sabios;
a veces las personas de edad no comprenden la justicia.

Nueva Versión Internacional

9 No son los ancianos los únicos sabios,ni es la edad la que hace entender lo que es justo.

Ostervald (French)

9 Ce ne sont pas les aînés qui sont sages; ce ne sont pas les vieillards qui comprennent ce qui est juste.

Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible

9 They that are aged are not the wise men, neither do the ancients understand judgment.

Revised Standard Version

9 It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right.

Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha

9 It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right.

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La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español)

9 No los grandes son los sabios, Ni los viejos entienden el derecho.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español)

9 No los grandes son los sabios, ni los viejos entienden el derecho.

Statenvertaling (Dutch)

9 De groten zijn niet wijs, en de ouden verstaan het recht niet.

Third Millennium Bible

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

Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha

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

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The Latin Vulgate

9 non sunt longevi sapientes nec senes intellegunt iudicium

The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha

9 non sunt longevi sapientes nec senes intellegunt iudicium

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The Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

9 It is not the great who are wise, Nor the aged who understand justice.

9 Men of long life be not (always) wise, and eld men understand not doom. (Men of long life do not always be wise, nor do old men always have judgement, or know what is right.)

Young's Literal Translation

9 The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

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Job 32:9 Commentaries

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