Ecclesiastes 8:1
Verse 1 of 17. The 8th of 12 chapters in Ecclesiastes, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1Who 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.
2I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
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Ecclesiastes 8:1 in the World English Bible
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Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:1
An encomium of wisdom (v. 1), that is, of true piety, guided in all its exercises by prudence and discretion. The wise man is the good man, that knows God and glorifies him, knows himself and does well for himself; his wisdom is a great happiness to him, for, 1. It advances him above his neighbours, and makes him more excellent than they: Who is as the wise man? Note, Heavenly wisdom will make a man an incomparable man.
Read Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:1–5: The Excellence of Wisdom; The Duty of Subjects.
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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.