Ecclesiastes 8:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹ Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? Being wise makes one’s face shine, but arrogance changes one’s face.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ 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 countenance is changed.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹ Who is wise? And who knows the meaning of anything? A person’s wisdom brightens the expression; it changes the hardness of someone’s face.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ The wisdom of a man shines in his countenance, and even the expression of a most powerful man will change.

Ecclesiastes 8:1 Cross References

Acts 6:15

And all who sat in the council looked intently at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Deuteronomy 28:50

a grim-faced nation showing no respect to the old or favor to the young.

2 Peter 1:20

First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation,

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

Acts 4:29

And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

Acts 4:13

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus.

Proverbs 17:24

The discerning person looks to wisdom, but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.

Job 33:23

Then, if there should be for one of them an angel, a mediator, one of a thousand, one who declares a person upright,

Ephesians 6:19

Pray also for me, so that when I speak a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

Matthew 17:2

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light.

Daniel 2:47

The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery!”

Proverbs 24:5

Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones and those who have knowledge than those who have strength,

Proverbs 1:6

to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles.

Genesis 40:8

They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”

Romans 13:5

Therefore one must be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.

Proverbs 21:29

The wicked put on a bold face, but the upright give thought to their ways.

Exodus 34:35

the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of his face was shining, and Moses would put the veil on his face again until he went in to speak with him.

Proverbs 12:8

One is commended for good sense, but a perverse mind is despised.

Daniel 2:22

He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with him.