Ecclesiastes 8:1

Wisdom Is Valuable

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.

All Things

Wise Man

Deuteronomy 28:50

a nation of fierce facial expressions, that shall not respect the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,

Exodus 34:29-30

It happened, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mountain, that Moses didn't know that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.

Proverbs 4:8-9

Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.

Acts 6:15

All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

Genesis 40:8

They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."

Genesis 41:15-16

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."

Genesis 41:38-39

Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?"

Job 33:23

"If there is beside him an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him;

Proverbs 1:6

to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

Ecclesiastes 2:13-14

Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.

Daniel 2:28-30

but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these:

Daniel 2:47

The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.

Daniel 4:18-19

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

Matthew 17:2

He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

Acts 4:13

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:29

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

1 Corinthians 2:13-16

Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

Ephesians 6:19

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

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be 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.