Job 12:12

Easy-to-Read Version

¹²People say, ‘Wisdom is to be found in those who are old.
Long life brings understanding.’

Psalm 92:12-15

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¹²Good people are like budding palm trees.
    They grow strong like the cedar trees of Lebanon.
¹³They are planted in the house^[a] of the Lord.
    They grow strong there in the courtyards of our God.
¹⁴Even when they are old,
    they will continue producing fruit like young, healthy trees.
¹⁵They are there to show everyone that the Lord is good.^[b]
    He is my Rock, and he does no wrong.^[c]

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Footnotes

Psalm 92:13 house Or “Temple.” See “Temple” in the Word List.
Psalm 92:15 good This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word means “straight” (like the trees) and “good” or “honest.”
Psalm 92:15 he … wrong Or “there is no crookedness in him.”