Ecclesiastes 8:1

True wisdom is precious and visibly transforms a person, softening a hard face and brightening the countenance. It shows that godly understanding shapes not only the mind but the whole bearing of life.

Cross-references · 22

• Acts 6:15And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
• Deut 28:50A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
• 2 Pet 1:20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
• Acts 4:29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
• Acts 4:13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
• Dan 4:18–19This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
• Prov 4:8–9Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
• Job 33:23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
• Exod 34:29–30And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
• Eccl 2:13–14Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
• 2 Tim 4:17Notwithstanding 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.
• Prov 24:5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
• Prov 17:24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
• Dan 2:28–30But 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;
• Matt 17:2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
• Gen 41:38–39And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
• 1 Cor 2:13–16Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
• Gen 41:15–16And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
• Prov 1:6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
• Dan 2:47The king answered unto 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 couldest reveal this secret.
• Eph 6:19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
• Gen 40:8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

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