Job 32:7 Cross References

Job 32:7

7: I thought, `Those who are older should speak, for wisdom comes with age.'

Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to those who have lived many years.

"Just ask the former generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
For we were born but yesterday and know so little. Our days on earth are as transient as a shadow.
But those who came before us will teach you. They will teach you from the wisdom of former generations.

These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.
The purpose of these proverbs is to teach people wisdom and discipline, and to help them understand wise sayings.
Through these proverbs, people will receive instruction in discipline, good conduct, and doing what is right, just, and fair.
These proverbs will make the simpleminded clever. They will give knowledge and purpose to young people.

You have been Christians a long time now, and you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things a beginner must learn about the Scriptures. You are like babies who drink only milk and cannot eat solid food.

Then King Rehoboam went to discuss the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. "What is your advice?" he asked. "How should I answer these people?"
The older counselors replied, "If you are willing to serve the people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects."
But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and who were now his advisers.

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