He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.