KJV King James Version
With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
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Job 15:10
With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
WEB World English Bible
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much elder than your father.
ASV American Standard Version
With us are both the grayheaded and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Both the gray-headed And the very aged are among us—Greater than thy father in days.
Surrounding context — Job 15
7 [Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
9 What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?
10 With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
11 [Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?
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Cross-references
Job 32:6-7And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.Job 12:12With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.Job 8:8-10For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:Job 12:20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.Proverbs 16:31The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.Deuteronomy 32:7Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
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