Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is wise? who hath knowledge to make an aunswere? A mans wysdome maketh his face to shine: but vnshamefastnes putteth it out of fauour.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
2Kepe the kynges commaundement, namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same.
Cross References
Genesis 40:8They aunswered him: We haue dreamed a dreame, and haue no man to declare it. And Ioseph sayde vnto them: do not interpretinges belong to God? tell me I pray you.
Genesis 41:38Then saide Pharao vnto his seruauntes: May there be founde a man suche as this is, in whom the spirite of God is?
Proverbs 4:8Make much of her, and she shall promote thee, yea if thou embrace her, she shall bryng thee vnto honour:
Proverbs 17:24Wisdome [shineth] in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.
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 →