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.


In Context

1 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.

2 I say, |Keep the king's command!| because of the oath to God.

3 Don't be hasty to go out of his presence. Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

Ecclesiastes 8:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:1Who [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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:1Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:1The wisdom of a man shineth in his countenance, and the most mighty will change his face.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:1Who 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:1Who 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:1Who 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:1Who 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:1Who 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:1Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.