Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.
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2I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.
Cross References
Genesis 40:8Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?
Genesis 41:38Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?
Exodus 34:35And the children of Israel saw that the face of Moses was shining: so Moses put the veil over his face again till he went to the Lord.
Job 33:23If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;
Proverbs 4:8Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
Proverbs 17:24Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:1
Solomon, in this chapter, comes to recommend wisdom to us as the most powerful antidote against both the temptations and vexations that arise from the vanity of the world. Here is, I. The benefit and praise of wisdom, ver. 1 . II. Some particular instances of wisdom prescribed to us. 1. We must keep in due subjection to the government God has set over us, ver. 2-5 . 2. We must get ready for sudden evils, and especially for sudden death, ver. 6-8 . 3. We must arm ourselves against the temptation of an oppressive… Read the whole commentary →