Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Young men really are strong and full of zeal and older men really are wise. Young men need to keep their energy harnessed in holiness (Titus 2:6) and one of the best ways for them to do this is by talking less and listening more to their elders (1 Peter 5:5).
The percentage of words in a given conversation should correspond to the number of years, that is to say, the youngest one in a group of men should not contribute the highest percentage of words.
Take a queue from Elihu. He waited to speak. He wasn't mute. He wasn’t thoughtless or distracted/disengaged from what was being said, but he waited. He was humble and patient.
Job 32:4-5
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he burned with anger.
Old men need young men's energy to inspire their efforts and young men need old's men discernment to avoid an exciting disaster.
Reformation is the energy of young men paired with the wisdom of older men.
Revolution is the energy of young men ignoring the wisdom of their elders.
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