Ecclesiastes 8:1
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8 Who is like the wise?
Who knows the explanation of things?
A person’s wisdom brightens their face
and changes its hard appearance.
Acts 6:15
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15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin(A) looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Deuteronomy 28:50
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50 a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old(A) or pity for the young.
2 Peter 1:20
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20 Above all, you must understand(A) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.
2 Timothy 4:17
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17 But the Lord stood at my side(A) and gave me strength,(B) so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it.(C) And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.(D)
Acts 4:29
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29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.(A)
Acts 4:13
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13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John(A) and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,(B) they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.(C)
Daniel 4:18-19
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18 “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me.(A) But you can,(B) because the spirit of the holy gods(C) is in you.”(D)
Daniel Interprets the Dream
19 Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified(E) him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.”(F)
Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries!
Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
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Proverbs 17:24
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24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes(A) wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 4:8-9
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Job 33:23
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Exodus 34:29-30
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The Radiant Face of Moses
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai(A) with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands,(B) he was not aware that his face was radiant(C) because he had spoken with the Lord. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
Ephesians 6:19
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19 Pray also for me,(A) that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly(B) make known the mystery(C) of the gospel,
1 Corinthians 2:13-16
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13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom(A) but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.[a] 14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(B) but considers them foolishness,(C) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit(D) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for,
But we have the mind of Christ.(F)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual
- 1 Corinthians 2:16 Isaiah 40:13
Matthew 17:2
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2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
Daniel 2:47
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47 The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods(A) and the Lord of kings(B) and a revealer of mysteries,(C) for you were able to reveal this mystery.(D)”
Daniel 2:28-30
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28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.(A) He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come.(B) Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind(C) as you were lying in bed(D) are these:(E)
29 “As Your Majesty was lying there, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen.(F) 30 As for me, this mystery has been revealed(G) to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.
Proverbs 24:5
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Saying 22
5 The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
Proverbs 1:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
Genesis 41:38-39
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38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God[a]?”(A)
39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you,(B) there is no one so discerning and wise as you.(C)
Footnotes
- Genesis 41:38 Or of the gods
Genesis 41:15-16
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15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it.(A) But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”(B)
16 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”(C)
Genesis 40:8
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8 “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”(A)
Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God?(B) Tell me your dreams.”
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