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Job 32:7–8

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7I thought, ‘Age should speak;

advanced years should teach wisdom.’u

8But it is the spiritbv in a person,

the breath of the Almighty,w that gives them understanding.x

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Footnotes

  1. bOr Spirit; also in verse 18

Cross references

  1. uSee 1 Ch 29:15; See 2 Ch 10:6
  2. vver 18
  3. wSee Job 27:3
  4. xSee Job 12:13; See Ps 119:34; Jas 1:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I said, ‘Let days speak,

and many years teach wisdom.’

But it is the spirit in man,

the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I thought that age should speak

and maturity should teach wisdom.

But it is the spirit in a person—

the breath from the Almighty—

that gives anyone understanding.

NLTNew Living Translation

I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,

for wisdom comes with age.’

But there is a spirit within people,

the breath of the Almighty within them,

that makes them intelligent.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I thought, ‘Let days speak,

and let many years teach wisdom.’

“Truly, it is a spirit in a human being,

and the breath of Shaddai teaches them.

KJV 1900King James Version

I said, Days should speak,

And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

But there is a spirit in man:

And the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.