Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who can compare to the truly wise? Who knows how to interpret things? If you have wisdom your face lights up, and your stern look is softened.
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2My advice is to do what the king says, since that's what you promised God.
Cross References
Genesis 40:8“We've both had dreams but can't find anyone to explain what they mean,” they said. So Joseph told them, “Isn't God the one who can interpret the meaning of dreams? Tell me your dreams.”
Genesis 41:38So Pharaoh asked them, “Where can we find a man like this who has the spirit of God in him?”
Exodus 34:35and the Israelites would see his face shining brightly. So he would put the veil over his face until the next time he went to talk with the Lord.
Job 33:23But if an angel appears, a mediator, one of God's thousands of angels, to tell someone the right way for them,
Proverbs 4:8Treasure wisdom, and she will praise you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
Proverbs 17:24Sensible people focus on wisdom, but the eyes of stupid people are always wandering.
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 →