Ecclesiastes 8:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
Who [is] as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

King James Bible
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 boldness of his face shall be changed.

Hebrew
Who
מִ֚י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

is like the wise man?
כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔ם (kə·he·ḥā·ḵām)
Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

Who
וּמִ֥י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

knows
יוֹדֵ֖עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

the interpretation
פֵּ֣שֶׁר (pê·šer)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6592: Solution, interpretation

of a matter?
דָּבָ֑ר (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

A man’s
אָדָם֙ (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

wisdom
חָכְמַ֤ת (ḥā·ḵə·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

brightens
תָּאִ֣יר (tā·’îr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 215: To be or become light

his face,
פָּנָ֔יו (pā·nāw)
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

and the sternness
וְעֹ֥ז (wə·‘ōz)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5797: Strength, might

of his face
פָּנָ֖יו (pā·nāw)
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

is changed.
יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃ (yə·šun·ne)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8132: To change

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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