Who is wise? There are few wise men in this world. Who knoweth, &c. How few understand the reasons of things, and can rightly expound the word and works of God! A man's wisdom makes his face, &c. Makes a man venerable, cheerful, mild, and amiable. The face is put for the mind, because the mind discovers itself in the countenance. The boldness of his face The roughness or fierceness of it, shall be changed Into gentleness and humility.
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Ecclesiastes 8:1
1 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 boldnessa of his face shall be changed.