Ecclesiastes 8:1
Ecclesiastes 8:1 New International Version (NIV)
Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
How wonderful to be wise, to analyze and interpret things. Wisdom lights up a person’s face, softening its harshness.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 The Message (MSG)
There’s nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 King James Version (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 8:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 New Century Version (NCV)
No one is like the wise person who can understand what things mean. Wisdom brings happiness; it makes sad faces happy.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 hardness of his face is changed.