Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
Note the boldness: Heb. the strength
Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Read Ecclesiastes 8 in context
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- as the
- Ecclesiastes 2:13, 14; 1 Corinthians 2:13–16
- who knoweth
- Genesis 40:8; Genesis 41:15, 16, 38, 39; Job 33:23; Proverbs 1:6; Daniel 2:28–30, 47; Daniel 4:18, 19; 2 Peter 1:20
- a man's
- Exodus 34:29, 30; Proverbs 4:8, 9; Proverbs 17:24; Proverbs 24:5; Matthew 17:2; Acts 6:15
- and the
- Deuteronomy 28:50; Acts 4:13, 29; Ephesians 6:19
- boldness
- Heb. strength.
- 2 Timothy 4:17