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Ecclesiastes 8:1

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Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? aa man’s wisdom bmaketh his face to shine, and †the boldness of his face shall be changed.

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Footnotes

  1. aComp. Prov. 4:8, 9. & 17:24.
  2. bSo Ps. 19:8. Comp. Acts 6:15.
  3. †Heb. the strength. See rather Deut. 28:50.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Who is like the wise?

And who knows the interpretation of a thing?

A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,

and the hardness of his face is changed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Who is like the wise?

Who knows the explanation of things?

A person’s wisdom brightens their face

and changes its hard appearance.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Who is like the wise person, and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A person’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

NLTNew Living Translation

How wonderful to be wise,

to analyze and interpret things.

Wisdom lights up a person’s face,

softening its harshness.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Who is like the sage?

Who knows the interpretation of a thing?

A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,

and the hardness of his face is changed.