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Ecclesiastes 8:1

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.

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Ecclesiastes 8:1 in other translations

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.

Ecclesiastes 8:1 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 8:1 in context

  1. 1Who 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.
  2. 2I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
  3. 3Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,