Ecclesiastes 8:1 Cross References - Brenton

¹ 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.

⁸ And they said to him, We have seen a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Is not the interpretation of them through god? tell them than to me.

¹⁵ And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard say concerning thee that thou didst hear dreams and interpret them. ¹⁶ And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without God an answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao.

³⁸ And Pharao said to all his servants, Shall we find such a man as this, who has the Spirit of God in him? ³⁹ And Pharao said to Joseph, Since God has shewed thee all these things, there is not a wiser or more prudent man than thou.

²⁹ And when Moses went down from the mountain, there were the two tables in the hands of Moses, — as then he went down from the mountain, Moses knew not that the appearance of the skin of his face was glorified, when God spoke to him. ³⁰ And Aaron and all the elders of Israel saw Moses, and the appearance of the skin of his face was made glorious, and they feared to approach him.

⁵⁰ a nation bold in countenance, which shall not respect the person of the aged and shall not pity the young.

²³ Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, not one of them shall wound him: if he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, and declare to man his fault, and shew his folly;

⁶ and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.

⁸ Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee; ⁹ that it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, and may cover thee with a crown of delight.

²⁴ The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.

⁵ A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.

¹³ And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness. ¹⁴ The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I perceived, even I, that one event shall happen to them all.

²⁸ But there is a God in heaven revealing mysteries, and he has made known to king Nabuchodonosor what things must come to pass in the last days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are as follows, ²⁹ O king: thy thoughts upon thy bed arose as to what must come to pass hereafter: and he that reveals mysteries has made known to thee what must come to pass. ³⁰ Moreover, this mystery has not been revealed to me by reason of wisdom which is in me beyond all others living, but for the sake of making known the interpretation to the king, that thou mightest know the thoughts of thine heart.

⁴⁷ And the king answered and said to Daniel, Of a truth your God is a God of gods, and Lord of kings, who reveals mysteries; for thou has been able to reveal this mystery.

^{18 (4:15)} This is the vision which I king Nabuchodonosor saw: and do thou, Baltasar, declare the interpretation, for none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to shew me the interpretation of it: but thou, Daniel, art able; for the Holy Spirit of God is in thee. ^{19 (4:16)} Then Daniel, whose name is Baltasar, was amazed about one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. And Baltasar answered and said, My lord, let the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation of it to thine enemies.