I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
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I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 6–14
Elihu professes to speak by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and corrects both parties. He allowed that those who had the longest experience should speak first. But God gives wisdom as he pleases; this encouraged him to state his opinion. By attention to the word of God, and dependence upon the Holy Spirit, young men may become wiser than the aged; but this wisdom will render them swift to hear, slow to speak, and disposed to give others a patient hearing.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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