Job 12:20 states God removes discernment from elders, reinforcing that age does not guarantee wisdom—a direct parallel.

Job 17:10 has Job declaring none of his friends are wise, paralleling Elihu's point that age does not ensure understanding.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 contrasts a wise youth with an old foolish king, directly supporting the idea that age is not wisdom.

Matthew 11:25 has Jesus thanking the Father for hiding truth from the wise — directly reinforcing that the wise are not always wise.

1 Corinthians 1:26 says not many wise, mighty, or noble are called — a direct NT echo of Job's point about the great not being wise.

1 Corinthians 1:27 continues: God chose foolish things to shame the wise — the same reversal of human expectations.

Proverbs 28:11 says a rich man is wise in his own eyes but a poor man sees through him, mirroring the theme that external status (here wealth) does not equal true wisdom.

Jeremiah 5:5 finds great men who know the LORD's way yet rebel — confirming that greatness doesn't guarantee wisdom.

John 7:48 asks if any ruler believed — illustrating that the great often lack spiritual insight, as Job states.

In 1 Corinthians 2:8, the rulers of this age lacked understanding of God's wisdom, echoing that age or status does not guarantee insight.