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Ecclesiastes 8:1

מִי כְּהֶחָכָם וּמִי יוֹדֵעַ פֵּשֶׁר דָּבָר חָכְמַת אָדָם תָּאִיר פָּנָיו וְעֹז פָּנָיו יְשֻׁנֶּֽא ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2אֲנִי פִּי ־ מֶלֶךְ שְׁמוֹר וְעַל דִּבְרַת שְׁבוּעַת אֱלֹהִֽים ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 40:8וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו חֲלוֹם חָלַמְנוּ וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף הֲלוֹא לֵֽאלֹהִים פִּתְרֹנִים סַפְּרוּ ־ נָא לִֽי ׃

Genesis 41:38וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל ־ עֲבָדָיו הֲנִמְצָא כָזֶה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים בּֽוֹ ׃

Exodus 34:35וְרָאוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת ־ פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה כִּי קָרַן עוֹר פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה וְהֵשִׁיב מֹשֶׁה אֶת ־ הַמַּסְוֶה עַל ־ פָּנָיו עַד ־ בֹּאוֹ לְדַבֵּר אִתּֽוֹ ׃ ס

Job 33:23אִם ־ יֵשׁ עָלָיו ׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי ־ אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֽוֹ ׃

Proverbs 4:8סַלְסְלֶהָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה ׃

Proverbs 17:24אֶת ־ פְּנֵי מֵבִין חָכְמָה וְעֵינֵי כְסִיל בִּקְצֵה ־ אָֽרֶץ ׃

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 →

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