Cross references

Ecclesiastes 8:1

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.

Ecclesiastes 8:1 BSB

Ecclesiastes 8:1 has 22 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Acts 6:15 (8 votes) and Deuteronomy 28:50 (5 votes). 9 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 40 to 2 Peter 1.

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Which verses does Ecclesiastes 8:1 point to?

The 20 strongest of 22, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Acts 6:158 votes

    All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

  2. a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

  3. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.

  4. And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD. Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.

  5. Job 33:233 votes

    Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,

  6. Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you. She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

  7. Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

  8. A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

  9. And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness: The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

  10. This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.” For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!

  11. Acts 4:133 votes
  12. Acts 4:293 votes

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