Ecclesiastes 8:1

Wisdom Is Valuable

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. ² I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

All Things

Wise Man

Deuteronomy 28:50

A hard-faced nation, who will have no respect for the old or mercy for the young:

Exodus 34:29-30

Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two stones in his hand, he was not conscious that his face was shining because of his talk with God.

Proverbs 4:8-9

Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

Acts 6:15

And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Genesis 40:8

Then 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 41:15-16

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, and no one is able to give me the sense of it; now it has come to my ears that you are able to give the sense of a dream when it is put before you.

Genesis 41:38-39

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?

Job 33:23

If 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 1:6

To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

Ecclesiastes 2:13-14

Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.

Daniel 2:28-30

But there is a God in heaven, the unveiler of secrets, and he has given to King Nebuchadnezzar knowledge of what will take place in the last days. Your dreams and the visions of your head on your bed are these:

Daniel 2:47

And the king made answer to Daniel and said, Truly, your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings, and an unveiler of secrets, for you have been able to make this secret clear.

Daniel 4:18-19

This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw; and do you, O Belteshazzar, make clear the sense of it, for all the wise men of my kingdom are unable to make the sense of it clear to me; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

Matthew 17:2

And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

Acts 4:13

Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:29

And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,

1 Corinthians 2:13-16

And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

Ephesians 6:19

And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.

2 Peter 1:20

Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets.