In Job 32:11, Elihu explains he waited for the friends to speak — the same waiting described in 32:4.

In Job 32:12, Elihu reports that after waiting (32:4), he found no one could answer Job.

Leviticus 19:32 commands respect for the aged; Elihu's waiting for elders is a direct act of that respect.

Ecclesiastes 3:7 says there is a time to be silent; Elihu's waiting is that time before speaking.

Proverbs 18:13 condemns answering before listening; Elihu's waiting exemplifies listening first.