Job 15:10

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

Cross-reference

Job 15:7 Parallel

Job 15:7 mocks Job as if he were the first man, while verse 10 appeals to ancient authority—both in the same speech.

Job 15:18 Parallel

Job 15:18 references tradition from fathers, reinforcing the appeal to aged wisdom in verse 10.

Job 8:8-10 also appeals to the fathers and tradition, reinforcing Eliphaz’s reliance on aged wisdom as authority.

Job 12:20 Contrast

Job 12:20 counters: God can remove discernment from elders, undermining the very authority Eliphaz invokes.

Job 32:6 Parallel

In Job 32:6, Elihu contrasts his youth with the aged, highlighting the same age dynamic from a deferential perspective.

Job 12:12 Parallel

Job 12:12 states wisdom is with the aged, directly supporting the premise Eliphaz uses in Job 15:10.

Job 32:7 Parallel

In Job 32:7, Elihu articulates the belief that age teaches wisdom, which underlies Eliphaz's claim in Job 15:10.

Job 5:27 Parallel

In Job 5:27, Eliphaz asserts his own wisdom from tradition, matching his later appeal to the aged in Job 15:10.

Job 20:4 Related theme

Job 20:4 appeals to ancient knowledge from of old, similar to Eliphaz's reliance on the aged in Job 15:10.

Psalm 119:100 claims understanding beyond the aged through God's word, contrasting with trusting aged human wisdom in Job 15:10.

Deuteronomy 32:7 Related theme

Deuteronomy 32:7 commands learning from elders, echoing the value placed on aged counsel in Eliphaz's argument.

Proverbs 16:31 Related theme

Proverbs 16:31 honors gray hair as a crown, similar to the reverence for the aged in Job 15:10.