Ecclesiastes 8:1

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

Cross References (22)

  • Acts 6:15 (8)

    All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an ang

  • Deuteronomy 28:50 (5)

    a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

  • 2 Peter 1:20 (4)

    Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.

  • Job 33:23 (3)

    Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,

  • Proverbs 4:8–9 (3)

    Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

  • 2 Timothy 4:17 (3)

    But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gent

  • Acts 4:29 (3)

    And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

  • Ecclesiastes 2:13–14 (3)

    And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

  • Exodus 34:29–30 (3)

    And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his fa

  • Proverbs 24:5 (3)

    A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

  • Daniel 4:18–19 (3)

    This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the w

  • Acts 4:13 (3)

    When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and too

  • Proverbs 17:24 (3)

    Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

  • Genesis 41:15–16 (2)

    Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear

  • Matthew 17:2 (2)

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

  • Daniel 2:28–30 (2)

    But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the

  • 1 Corinthians 2:13–16 (2)

    And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritu

  • Daniel 2:47 (2)

    The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were

  • Proverbs 1:6 (2)

    by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

  • Genesis 41:38–39 (2)

    So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”

  • Ephesians 6:19 (2)

    Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of t

  • Genesis 40:8 (1)

    “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpreta