Job 15:10
New International Version
The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father.

New Living Translation
On our side are aged, gray-haired men much older than your father!

English Standard Version
Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, older than your father.

Berean Standard Bible
Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.

King James Bible
With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

New King James Version
Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Much older than your father.

New American Standard Bible
“Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Older than your father.

NASB 1995
“Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Older than your father.

NASB 1977
“Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Older than your father.

Legacy Standard Bible
Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Older than your father.

Amplified Bible
“Among us are both the gray-haired and the aged, Older than your father.

Christian Standard Bible
Both the gray-haired and the elderly are with us— older than your father.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Both the gray-haired and the elderly are with us, men older than your father.

American Standard Version
With us are both the grayheaded and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father.

Contemporary English Version
We have the benefit of wisdom older than your father.

English Revised Version
With us are both the grayheaded and the very aged men, much elder than thy father.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Both the old and the gray-haired are among us. They are older than your father.

Good News Translation
We learned our wisdom from gray-haired people--those born before your father.

International Standard Version
"We have both the gray-haired and the aged with us, and they are far older than your father.

Majority Standard Bible
Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.

NET Bible
The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men far older than your father.

New Heart English Bible
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much elder than your father.

Webster's Bible Translation
With us are both the gray headed and very aged men, much older than thy father.

World English Bible
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than your father.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Both the gray-headed "" And the very aged [are] among us—Greater than your father [in] days.

Young's Literal Translation
Both the gray-headed And the very aged are among us -- Greater than thy father in days.

Smith's Literal Translation
Also the gray headed and old man with us, great of days above thy fathers.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers.

Catholic Public Domain Version
There are with us both aged and ancient men, even more senior than your fathers.

New American Bible
There are gray-haired old men among us, more advanced in years than your father.

New Revised Standard Version
The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, those older than your father.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Behold, there are among us the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older in days than your father.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Behold, there are with us those who are old, also are with us those who are old and more ancient also than your father in days
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much older than thy father.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Truly among us are both the old and very aged man, more advanced in days than thy father.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God
9What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us? 10Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father. 11Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?…

Cross References
Job 12:12
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

Job 32:7
I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.

1 Kings 12:6-8
Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. / They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.” / But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

Psalm 119:100
I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.

Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

Isaiah 3:2
the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,

Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.

Daniel 4:36
At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.

1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

Titus 2:2
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.


Treasury of Scripture

With us are both the gray headed and very aged men, much elder than your father.

the gray-headed

Job 8:8-11
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: …

Job 12:20
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

Job 32:6,7
And 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…

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Job 15
1. Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself
17. He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men














Both the gray-haired and the aged
This phrase emphasizes the value and respect attributed to age and experience in ancient Near Eastern culture. In Hebrew, "gray-haired" (שֵׂיבָה, seivah) and "aged" (יָשִׁישׁ, yashish) denote wisdom and authority. The elders were often seen as repositories of knowledge and tradition, their life experiences granting them insight into the divine and human affairs. This respect for elders is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in Proverbs 16:31, which states, "Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life." The emphasis here is on the collective wisdom that comes with age, suggesting that the counsel of the elders should be heeded.

are on our side
This phrase indicates alignment and support. In the context of Job's discourse with his friends, it suggests that the wisdom of the elders supports the arguments being made against Job. The Hebrew word for "side" (עִמָּנוּ, immanu) implies presence and solidarity. This reflects a cultural understanding that truth and righteousness are often confirmed by the consensus of the wise and experienced. It underscores the belief that divine wisdom is often revealed through communal discernment rather than individual insight.

men much older than your father
This phrase serves to further emphasize the authority and credibility of the elders. The comparison to Job's father highlights the generational depth of wisdom being referenced. In ancient times, lineage and ancestry were significant, and the mention of "your father" (אָבִיךָ, avikha) would resonate with Job, reminding him of the respect due to those who have lived through many seasons of life. This appeal to tradition and ancestral wisdom is a common theme in the Bible, where the faith and experiences of forebears are often invoked to guide current and future generations.

Verse 10. - With us are both the greyheaded and very aged men. "With us" seems to mean "of our party," or "on our side." Eliphaz claims that all the greybeards of the time, as well as all the ancient men of past times (comp. Job 8:8, and below, ver. 18), are on his side. and think as he does. Much elder than thy father. Men, i.e. not merely of the preceding, but of much more distant generations His Latin to be supported by the voice of antiquity was, no doubt, in strict accordance with fact.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Both
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

the gray-haired
שָׂ֣ב (śāḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7867: To become aged, to grow gray

and
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

the aged
יָשִׁ֣ישׁ (yā·šîš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3453: An old man

are on our side—
בָּ֑נוּ (bā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

men much older
כַּבִּ֖יר (kab·bîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3524: Great, mighty, much

than your father.
מֵאָבִ֣יךָ (mê·’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father


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