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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 8:1 - 8:1
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Praise of true wisdom continued (Ecc 7:11, etc.). “Who” is to be accounted “equal to the wise man? ... Who (like him) knoweth the interpretation” of God’s providences (for example, Ecc 7:8, Ecc 7:13, Ecc 7:14), and God’s word (for example, see on Ecc 7:29; Pro 1:6)?
face to shine - (Ecc 7:14; Act 6:15). A sunny countenance, the reflection of a tranquil conscience and serene mind. Communion with God gives it (Exo 34:29, Exo 34:30).
boldness - austerity.
changed - into a benign expression by true wisdom (religion) (Jam 3:17). Maurer translates, “The shining (brightness) of his face is doubled,” arguing that the Hebrew noun for “boldness” is never used in a bad sense (Pro 4:18). Or as Margin, “strength” (Ecc 7:19; Isa 40:31; 2Co 3:18). But the adjective is used in a bad sense (Deu 28:50).