World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:1
“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.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 8
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.
3
Don't be hasty to go out of his presence. Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
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