Job 12:12
Strong's Lexicon
Wisdom
חָכְמָ֑ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)

is found with the elderly,
בִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥ים (bî·šî·šîm)
Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3453: 1) aged, old man, aged one

and understanding
תְּבוּנָֽה׃ (tə·ḇū·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8394: 1) understanding, intelligence 1a) the act of understanding 1a1) skill 1b) the faculty of understanding 1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight 1c) the object of knowledge 1d) teacher (personification)

comes with long
וְאֹ֖רֶךְ (wə·’ō·reḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 753: 1) length 1a) physical length 1b) of time 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)

life.
יָמִ֣ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

Young's Literal Translation
With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom is found with  the elderly, and understanding comes with long  life. 

New American Standard Bible
"Wisdom is with aged men, [With] long life is understanding.

King James Bible
With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

New Living Translation
Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old.

English Standard Version
Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.

New American Standard Bible
"Wisdom is with aged men, With long life is understanding.

King James Bible
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

International Standard Version
"Wisdom may be found in the company of the aged. Understanding comes with longevity.

NET Bible
Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

American Standard Version
With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.

English Revised Version
With aged men is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.

Young's Literal Translation
With the very aged is wisdom, And with length of days understanding.
















Cross References
1 Kings 12:6
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

Job 15:10
With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

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

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 12:11
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

Job 12:10
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

Job 12:9
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

Job 12:13
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

Job 12:14
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Job 12:15
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
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