Ecclesiastes 8:1
The wisdom of a man shineth in his countenance, and the most mighty will change his face.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2I observe the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oath of God.
Cross References
Genesis 40:8They answered: We have dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And Joseph said to them: Both not interpretation belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed. g The chief butler first told his dream: I saw before me a vine,
Genesis 41:38The counsel pleased Pharao and all his servants.
Exodus 34:35And they saw that the face of Moses when he came out was horned, but he covered his face again, if at any time he spoke to them.
Job 33:23If there shall be an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man's uprightness,
Proverbs 4:8Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her.
Proverbs 17:24Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in 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 →