Ecclesiastes 8:1

Wisdom Is Valuable

¹ 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. ² Keep the king's commandment, I warn thee, and the oath that thou hast made unto God.

All Things

Wise Man

Deuteronomy 28:50

a hard-favoured nation which shall not regard the person of the old nor have compassion on the young.

Exodus 34:29-30

And Moses came down from mount Sinai, and the two tables of witness in his hand, and yet he wist not that the skin of his face shone with beams of his communing with him.

Proverbs 4:8-9

Make much of her and she shall promote thee: Yea, if thou embracest her, she shall bring thee unto honour.

Acts 6:15

And all that sat in the council looked steadfastly on him, and saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

Genesis 40:8

They answered him, "We have dreamed a dream, and have no man to declare it." And Joseph said unto them, "Interpreting belongeth to God, but tell me yet."

Genesis 41:15-16

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, "I have dreamed a dream and no man can interpret it, but I have heard say of thee that as soon as thou hearest a dream, thou dost interpret it."

Genesis 41:38-39

Then said Pharaoh unto his servants, "Where shall we find such a man as this is, that hath the spirit of God in him?"

Job 33:23

Now if there be a messenger, one among a thousand sent for to speak unto man, and to show him the right way;

Proverbs 1:6

and he that is endued with understanding shall obtain wit to perceive a parable, and the interpretation thereof; the words of the wise, and the dark speeches of the same.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom shineth in the face of him that hath understanding; but the eyes of fools wander throughout all lands.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of understanding is better than he that is mighty of strength.

Ecclesiastes 2:13-14

And I saw that wisdom excelleth foolishness, as far as light doth darkness.

Daniel 2:28-30

Only God in heaven can open secrets; and he it is, that showeth the king Nebuchadnezzar what is for to come in the latter days. Thy dream, and that which thou hast seen in thine head upon thy bed, is this:

Daniel 2:47

The king answered Daniel, and said, "Yea, of a truth your God is a God above all gods, and LORD above all kings, and an opener of secrets: seeing thou canst discover this mystery."

Daniel 4:18-19

This is the dream, that I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Therefore O Balteshazzar, tell thou me what it signifieth: forsomuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to show me, what it meaneth. But thou canst do it, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee."

Matthew 17:2

and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothes were as white as the light.

Acts 4:13

When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were unlearned men and lay people, they marveled: and they knew them, that they were with Jesus.

Acts 4:29

And now Lord behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants with all confidence to speak thy word.

1 Corinthians 2:13-16

which things also we speak - not in the cunning words of man's wisdom, but with the cunning words of the holy ghost, making spiritual comparisons of spiritual things.

Ephesians 6:19

and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to utter the secrets of the gospel,

2 Timothy 4:17

notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthed me, that by me the preaching should be fulfilled to the utmost and that all the gentiles should hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

2 Peter 1:20

So that ye first know this: That no prophecy in the scripture hath any private interpretation.