Ecclesiastes 8:1

Wisdom Is Valuable

¹ 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. ² I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

All Things

Wise Man

Deuteronomy 28:50

A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young:

Exodus 34:29-30

And it came to pass when Moses came down from mount Sinai (with the two tables of testimony in Moses's hand, when he came down from the mount) that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone, while he talked with him.

Proverbs 4:8-9

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

Acts 6:15

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

Genesis 40:8

And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

Genesis 41:15-16

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard it said of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

Genesis 41:38-39

And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find such a man as this is, a man in whom the spirit of God is?

Job 33:23

If there is a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man his uprightness:

Proverbs 1:6

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 24:5

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

Ecclesiastes 2:13-14

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Daniel 2:28-30

But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

Daniel 2:47

The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldst reveal this secret.

Daniel 4:18-19

This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation of it, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Matthew 17:2

And he was transfigured before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

Acts 4:13

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:29

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

1 Corinthians 2:13-16

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Ephesians 6:19

And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

2 Timothy 4:17

Notwithstanding, the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

2 Peter 1:20

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.