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Job 32:7 Cross-References

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I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Job 32:7 (KJV)

Commentary on Job 32:7

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom (אָמַרְתִּי יָמִים יְדַבֵּרוּ וְרֹב שָׁנִים יֹדִיעוּ חָכְמָה, 'amarti yamim yedabberu verov shanim yodi'u chokhmah)—yamim (days) metonymically represents advanced age; rov means abundance or multitude; shanah is year; chokhmah is wisdom, skill, or insight. The verb dabar (speak) suggests that age itself should proclaim truth.Elihu articulates a cultural assumption: age brings wisdom through accumulated experience and reflection. Proverbs 16:31 says 'the hoary head is a crown of glory,' and Leviticus 19:32 commands standing b...

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