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Ecclesiastes 8:1
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. the boldness: Heb. the strength
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Cross-references drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, most-connected first.
Deuteronomy 28:50
A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young: of fierce...: Heb. strong of face
Acts 6:15
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
Proverbs 4:8-9
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory
Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. that...: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Exodus 34:29-30
And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
Daniel 4:18-19
This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech
Job 33:23
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
2 Peter 1:20
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
1 Corinthians 2:13-16
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. judgeth: or, discerneth judged: or, discerned For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. may: Gr. shall
Genesis 41:15-16
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. thou...: or, when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Acts 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.