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Read Full Chapter (Ecclesiastes 8) Ecclesiastes 8:1 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 Chapter 8, Verse 1
Ecclesiastes 8:1 in Context (Verses 1–4 KJV)
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 boldness of his face shall be changed.*
2
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
3
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
4
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?