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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

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

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.

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.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

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

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.

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.

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.

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Croatian Bible

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

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

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

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.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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

Hebrew OT (WLC)

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

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.

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.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

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

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.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

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

Russian Synodal Bible

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

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׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

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

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.

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၏။

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

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。

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。

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。

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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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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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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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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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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