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 hardness of his face is changed. ² I counsel thee , Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

All Things

Wise Man

Deuteronomy 28:50

a nation of fierce countenance, that 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 the testimony in Moses hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.

Proverbs 4:8-9

Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

Acts 6:15

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

Genesis 40:8

And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.

Genesis 41:15-16

And 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 when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.

Genesis 41:38-39

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

Job 33:23

If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;

Proverbs 1:6

To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is before the face of 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; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might,

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 he hath made 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 unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.

Daniel 4:18-19

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, 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.

Matthew 17:2

and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

Acts 4:13

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

Acts 4:29

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

1 Corinthians 2:13-16

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

Ephesians 6:19

And on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might me fully proclaimed, 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 scripture is of private interpretation.