Ecclesiastes 8:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 boldness of his face shall be changed.”
Ecclesiastes 8:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 8:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 8:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 8:1 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 8:1 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 8:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who <FI>is<Fi> 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.”
Ecclesiastes 8:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Who 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.”
Ecclesiastes 8:1 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? the wisedome of a man doth make his face to shine: and the strength of his face shalbe changed.”
Ecclesiastes 8:1 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:1 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8
1 ¿QUIÉN como el sabio? ¿y quién [como] el que sabe la declaración de las cosas? La sabiduría del hombre hará relucir su rostro, y mudaráse la tosquedad de su semblante.
2 Yo [te aviso] que guardes el mandamiento del rey y la palabra del juramento de Dios.
3 No te apresures á irte de delante de él, ni en cosa mala persistas; porque él hará todo lo que quisiere:
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What Does Ecclesiastes 8:1 Mean?
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