Job 12:20
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Cross-reference
Job 12:24 continues the same theme of God removing wisdom from leaders, directly expanding on verse 20.
Job 17:4 echoes God closing minds to understanding, similar to taking away discernment from elders in Job 12:20.
Job 15:10 claims the aged are wise among them — contrasting with Job 12:20 where God removes understanding from elders.
Job 32:9 echoes that age doesn't guarantee wisdom — God can remove understanding from elders, as Job 12:20 states.
Job 39:17 similarly attributes lack of wisdom to God's direct action — here the ostrich forgets wisdom, as Job 12:20 says God removes understanding from elders.
Isaiah 3:1-3 describes God removing from Jerusalem the elders and wise counselors — the same divine action of stripping leadership as in Job 12:20.
1 Corinthians 1:20 declares God has made foolish the wisdom of the world — directly echoing Job 12:20's theme of God removing understanding from the wise.