Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Who as the wise one? and who will know the interpretation of the word? The wisdom of man shall enlighten his face, and the hard of face shall be hated.
New American Standard Bible
Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom
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.
Holman Bible
Who is like the wise person, and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
International Standard Version
Who is really wise? Who knows how to interpret this saying: "A person's wisdom improves his appearance, softening a harsh countenance."
A Conservative Version
Who is as the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
American Standard 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 hardness of his face is changed.
Amplified
And who knows the interpretation of a matter?
A man’s wisdom illumines his face,
And causes his stern face to beam.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the explanation of things? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.
King James 2000
Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Who [is] like the sage? Who knows [the] interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Modern King James verseion
Who is as the wise? And who knows the meaning of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Who is wise? Who hath knowledge to make an answer? Wisdom maketh a man's face to shine, but malice putteth it out of favour.
NET Bible
Who is a wise person? Who knows the solution to a problem? A person's wisdom brightens his appearance, and softens his harsh countenance.
New Heart English Bible
Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
The Emphasized Bible
Who is really a wise man, and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of a man, lighteth up his countenance, but, by defiance of countenance, one is disfigured.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Themes
Face » Shining » Shining faces, general references to
Radiancy » Radiant lives, of the saints
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Radiant lives, of the saints
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Shining faces, general references to
Topics
Interlinear
Chakam
Yada`
Paniym
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 8:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom Is Valuable
1 Who as the wise one? and who will know the interpretation of the word? The wisdom of man shall enlighten his face, and the hard of face shall be hated. 2 I am to watch the king's mouth by reason of the oath of God.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:50
A nation strong of face who shall not lift up the face to the old man, and shall not compassionate the young.
Exodus 34:29-30
And it shall be in Moses' coming down from the mount Sinai (and the two tables of testimony in. Moses' hand in his coming down from the mount) and Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone in his speaking with him.
Proverbs 4:8-9
Lift her up and she shall exalt thee: she will honor thee when thou. shalt embrace her.
Acts 6:15
And all they sitting in the council, having looked intently upon him, saw his face as the face of a messenger.
Genesis 40:8
And they will say to him, We dreamed a dream, and there is none interpreting it And Joseph will say to them, Are not interpretations to God? Relate now to me.
Genesis 41:15-16
And Pharaoh will say to Joseph, I dreamed a dream, and there is none interpreting it, and I heard concerning thee, saying, Thou wilt hear a dream to interpret it
Genesis 41:38-39
And Pharaoh will say to his servants, Shall we find such as this man which has the spirit of God in him?
Job 33:23
If there is a messenger upon him, an interpreter, one from a thousand, to announce to man his uprightness:
Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb, and an enigma: the words of the wise and their parables.
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom, is with the face of him understanding, and the eyes of the foolish one are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is in strength, and a man of knowledge strengthens power.
Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
And I saw there is profit to wisdom more than to folly, as the excellence of the light above darkness.
Daniel 2:28-30
But there is a God in the heavens revealing secrets, and he made known to king Nebuchadnezzar what to be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, it is thus:
Daniel 2:47
And the king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth that your God he is God of gods, and Lord of kings, and revealing secrets, that thou wert able to reveal this secret
Daniel 4:18-19
This dream, I king Nebuchadnezzar saw. And thou Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, because that all the wise of my kingdom not being able to make known to me the interpretation: and thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
Matthew 17:2
And he was transformed before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.
Acts 4:13
And seeing the freedom of speech of Peter and John, and comprehending that they are illiterate men, and private individuals, they wondered; and they knew them, that they were with Jesus.
Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, look upon their threats: and give to thy servants, with all freedom of speech to speak thy word,
1 Corinthians 2:13-16
Which also we speak, not in words taught of man's wisdom, but in them taught of the Holy Spirit; examining spiritual things by spiritual.
Ephesians 6:19
And for me, that the word might be given me, in the opening of my mouth in freedom of speech, to make known the mystery of the good news,
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the promulgation might be rendered perfectly certain, and all the nations might hear: and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.
2 Peter 1:20
Knowing this first, that every prophecy of the writing is not of private solution.