Job 32:9

“The abundant in years may not be wise,
Nor may elders understand justice.

Job 12:20

“He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And takes away the discernment of the elders.

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

Jeremiah 5:5

“I will go to the great
And will speak to them,
For they know the way of the Lord
And the ordinance of their God.”
But they too, with one accord, have broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.

John 7:48

No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?

1 Corinthians 1:26-27

For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

1 Corinthians 2:7-8

but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory;

James 2:6-7

But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

General references

Bible References

Great

Jeremiah 5:5
“I will go to the great
And will speak to them,
For they know the way of the Lord
And the ordinance of their God.”
But they too, with one accord, have broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.
John 7:48
No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?
1 Corinthians 1:26
For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
1 Corinthians 2:7
but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory;
James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?

Neither

Job 12:20
“He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

General references

1 Corinthians 14:32
and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets;