Ecclesiastes 8:1

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Bible in Basic English ☆

Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

A man's wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated.

Darby Translation ☆

Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the explanation of things? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

The wisdom of a man shineth in his countenance, and the most mighty will change his face.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? the wisedome of a man doth make his face to shine: and the strength of his face shalbe changed.

Noyes Bible ☆

Who is like the wise man, and who knoweth the explanation of a thing? A man's wisdom brighteneth his countenance, and the harshness of his face is changed.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

Who is like the wise? and who knoweth [as well] the explanation of a thing? a man's wisdom enlighteneth his face, and the boldness of his face will be lessened.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

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 is changed.

King James Version ☆

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Who knows the wise? and who knows the interpretation of a saying? A man's wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Who knows the wise? and who knows the interpretation of a saying? A man's wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Webster Bible ☆

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.

Revised Version ☆

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.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

A man’s wisdom will lighten his countenance; But a man of shameless countenance will be hated.

World English Bible ☆

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.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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.

World English Bible Classic ☆

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.

World English Bible Updated ☆

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.

World Messianic Bible ☆

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.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

Who [is] as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

Who is the chacham? And who knoweth the pesher (interpretation, explanation) of a thing? A manʼs chochmah maketh his face bright, and the rudeness of his face is changed.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

مَنْ كَٱلْحَكِيمِ؟ وَمَنْ يَفْهَمُ تَفْسِيرَ أَمْرٍ؟ حِكْمَةُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ تُنِيرُ وَجْهَهُ، وَصَلَابَةُ وَجْهِهِ تَتَغَيَّرُ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

အဘယ်သူသည် ပညာရှိသောသူကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်သနည်း။ နက်နဲသောအနက်ကို အဘယ်သူနားလည် သနည်း။ ပညာသည် ပညာရှိသောသူ၏ မျက်နှာကို ထွန်းလင်းစေတတ်၏။ ထိုသူ၏ မျက်နှာသည် အထူး သဖြင့် ရဲရင့်သောအဆင်းရှိတတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

အဘယ်သူ သည် ပညာရှိ သောသူကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်သနည်း။ နက်နဲ သောအနက်ကို အဘယ်သူ နားလည် သနည်း။ ပညာသည် ပညာရှိသောသူ၏ မျက်နှာကို ထွန်းလင်း စေတတ်၏။ ထိုသူ ၏ မျက်နှာ သည် အထူးသဖြင့် ရဲရင့် သောအဆင်း ရှိတတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Mi maw palungha baktiah kaom? Mi maw hmuennawk kawng to thui thaih? Palunghahaih mah palungha kami ih mikhmai to pansak moe, anih ih mikhmai amtuenghaih kasae to amkhraisak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Unim hlang cueih bangla aka om? Olka te thuingaihnah aka ming te unim? Hlang he cueihnah loh a maelhmai a sae sak tih a maelhmai khaw sarhi a tho.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Unim hlang cueih bangla aka om? Olka te thuingaihnah aka ming te unim? Hlang he cueihnah loh a maelhmai a sae sak tih a maelhmai khaw sarhi a tho.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

谁如智慧人呢？ 谁知道事情的解释呢？ 人的智慧使他的脸发光， 并使他脸上的暴气改变。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

誰如智慧人呢？ 誰知道事情的解釋呢？ 人的智慧使他的臉發光， 並使他臉上的暴氣改變。

World Chinese Bible ☆

谁像智慧人呢？谁知道事情的解释呢？人的智慧使他的脸发光，也改变他脸上的刚硬。

Croatian Bible ☆

Tko je kao mudrac? Tko još umije tumačiti stvari? Mudrost čovjeku razvedruje lice i mijenja njegov namršteni lik.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Moudrost člověka osvěcuje oblíčej jeho, a nestydatost tváři jeho proměňuje.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Hvo er som den vise, og hvo ved at tyde en Ting? Visdom får et Menneskes Åsyn til at lyse, og Åsynets Hårdhed mildnes.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Wie is gelijk de wijze, en wie weet de uitlegging der dingen? De wijsheid der mensen verlicht zijn aangezicht, en de stuursheid zijns aangezichts wordt daardoor veranderd.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Wie is er aan den wijze gelijk; Wie kent de verklaring der dingen? ‘s Mensen wijsheid doet zijn aangezicht stralen, En verandert de stuursheid van zijn gelaat.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiu estas simila al saĝulo? kaj kiu komprenas la sencon de la aferoj? Saĝeco de homo lumigas lian vizaĝon, kaj la maldelikateco de lia vizaĝo ŝanĝiĝas.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Qui est comme le sage ? et qui sait l’explication des choses ? La sagesse d’un homme illumine son visage, et l’arrogance de son visage en est changée.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Qui est comme le sage? Et qui connaît l'explication des choses? La sagesse de l'homme fait reluire sa face, et la sévérité de son visage en est changée.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Qui est comme le sage, et qui connaît l’explication des choses? La sagesse d’un homme fait briller son visage, et la sévérité de sa face est changée.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Qui est comme le sage ? Et qui connaît l'explication d'une chose ? La sagesse d'un homme fait briller son visage, et la dureté de ses traits en est changée.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Wer ist wie der Weise, und wer versteht die Deutung der Dinge? Die Weisheit des Menschen erleuchtet sein Angesicht, und der Trotz seines Angesichts wird verwandelt.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Wer ist wie der Weise, und wer kann die Dinge auslegen? Die Weisheit des Menschen erleuchtet sein Angesicht; aber ein freches Angesicht wird gehaßt.

German Textbibel ☆

Wer ist wie der Weise? und wer versteht die Deutung der Dinge? - Die Weisheit eines Menschen macht sein Angesicht leuchten, und die Rohheit seines Angesichts wird umgewandelt.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Wer ist wie der Weise, und wer versteht die Deutung der Worte? Die Weisheit eines Menschen erleuchtet sein Angesicht, und die Kraft seiner Augen wird verdoppelt.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ΤΙΣ οἶδε σοφούς; καὶ τίς οἶδε λύσιν ρήματος; σοφία ἀνθρώπου φωτιεῖ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀναιδὴς προσώπῳ αὐτοῦ μισηθήσεται.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Σοφία ἀνθρώπου φωτιεῖ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀναιδὴς προσώπῳ αὐτοῦ μισηθήσεται.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Se moun ki gen bon konprann ki konnen jan pou l' bay esplikasyon. Lè yon moun gen bon konprann, sa fè kè l' kontan, tout pli nan fwon l' disparèt.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O WAI ka mea i like me ka mea naauao? Owai ka mea i ike i ka hoakaka ana i ka olelo? Ka naanao o ke kanaka, oia ka mea e oluolu ai kona maka, a ua hala kona maka haaheo.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

מִ֚י כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔ם וּמִ֥י יֹודֵ֖עַ פֵּ֣שֶׁר דָּבָ֑ר חָכְמַ֤ת אָדָם֙ תָּאִ֣יר פָּנָ֔יו וְעֹ֥ז פָּנָ֖יו יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

מי כהחכם ומי יודע פשר דבר חכמת אדם תאיר פניו ועז פניו ישנא׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

CHI è come il savio? e chi conosce la dichiarazione delle cose? la sapienza dell'uomo gli rischiara il volto , e la durezza della sua faccia ne è mutata.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Chi è come il savio? e chi conosce la spiegazione delle cose? La sapienza d’un uomo gli fa risplendere la faccia, e la durezza del suo volto n’è mutata.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

誰が知恵ある者に並び、誰が物事の意味を知るだろう。人の知恵はその顔を輝かせ、顔の険しさを和らげる。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

지혜자와 같은 자 누구며 사리의 해석을 아는 자 누구냐 사람의 지혜는 그 사람의 얼굴에 광채가 나게 하나니 그 얼굴의 사나운 것이 변하느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Mwet lalmwetmet mukena pa etu lah mea na pwaye kalmen ma uh. Lalmwetmet uh oru elos israsr srisrik ac tia ngetnget in sulung.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

[Sapientia hominis lucet in vultu ejus, et potentissimus faciem illius commutabit.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

کیست که مثل مرد حکیم باشد وکیست که تفسیر امر را بفهمد؟ حکمت روی انسان راروشن می‌سازد و سختی چهره او تبدیل می‌شود.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Quem é como o sábio? E quem sabe a interpretação de uma coisa? A sabedoria de um homem faz o seu rosto brilhar, e a dureza do seu rosto é transformada.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Quem é semelhante ao sábio? E quem sabe a interpretação das coisas? A sabedoria do homem faz seu rosto brilhar, e a dureza de seu rosto é alterada.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Cine este ca înțeleptul? Și cine cunoaște interpretarea unui lucru? Înțelepciunea unui om îi face fața să strălucească, și cutezanța feței lui va fi schimbată.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Чине есте ка чел ынцелепт ши чине причепе ростул лукрурилор? Ынцелепчуня омулуй ый луминязэ фаца, ши аспримя фецей и се скимбэ.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Кто - как мудрый, и кто понимает значение вещей? Мудрость человека просветляет лице его, и суровость лица его изменяется.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Ko je kao mudri? I ko zna šta znače stvari? Mudrost prosvetljuje čoveku lice, a tvrdoća lica njegovog menja se.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ко је као мудри? И ко зна шта значе ствари? Мудрост просветљује човеку лице, а тврдоћа лица његовог мења се.

Mashi Bible ☆

Ndi oli ak’omurhimanya, na ndi badôsa anamanyishuza? Oburhimanya bunarhume omuntu ashagaluka, n’obusù bwâge, bunahinduke n’obwo bwàli bukali.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

¿QUIÉN como el sabio? ¿y quién como el que sabe la declaración de las cosas? La sabiduría del hombre hará relucir su rostro, y mudaráse la tosquedad de su semblante.

Spanish BLL ☆

¿Quién se compara al sabio? ¿Quién más conoce la explicación de las cosas? La sabiduría del hombre ilumina su rostro y suaviza su gesto endurecido.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

¿Quién como el sabio? ¿Y quién conoce la interpretación de las cosas? La sabiduría del hombre ilumina su rostro, y la fiereza de su semblante se muda.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

¿Quién es como el hombre sabio? ¿Y para quién es claro el sentido de algo? La sabiduría de un hombre hace brillar su rostro, y su duro rostro será cambiado.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

¿Quién como el sabio? ¿Quién sabe la interpretación de un asunto? La sabiduría ilumina el rostro del hombre Y cambia la dureza de su semblante.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ko hai ʻoku hangē ko e tangata poto? Pea ko hai ʻoku ne ʻilo ʻae fakamatala ʻo ha meʻa? Ko e meʻa ʻi he poto ʻoku malama mai ʻae mata ʻoe tangata, pea ʻe liliu ai ʻae mālohi ʻa hono mata.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Хто рівен премудрому — а все ж таки хто розуміє значіннє річей? — Мудрість у чоловіка розяснює лице його й перемінює насуплений вид його.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Хто рівен премудрому — а все ж таки хто розуміє значіннє річей? — Мудрість у чоловіка розяснює лице його й перемінює насуплений вид його.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Ai sánh được với người khôn ngoan? Ai biết giải nghĩa các vật? Sự khôn ngoan làm cho sáng sủa mắt người, và đổi sắc nghiêm trang đi.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

מִ֚י כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔ם וּמִ֥י יוֹדֵ֖עַ פֵּ֣שֶׁר דָּבָ֑ר חָכְמַ֤ת אָדָם֙ תָּאִ֣יר פָּנָ֔יו וְעֹ֥ז פָּנָ֖יו יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃