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Job 32:7

Job 32:7
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

I said, days should speak,.... That is, men of days, of many days, who have lived many days and years in the world: man…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

I said, Days should speak - The aged ought to speak. They have had the advantage of long observation of the course of…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Days should speak - That is, men are to be reputed wise and experienced in proportion to the time they have lived. The…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 32:6-14

Elihu here appears to have been,

I. A man of great modesty and humility. Though a young man, and a man of abilities, yet…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 32:6-10

Elihu, being a youth, shrank from interfering in a dispute in which aged men were engaged; but he perceived that wisdom…

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