Ecclesiastes 8:10

And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.

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In The King James Version

And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

In Context

9All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.

11Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.

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Cross References

Job 21:18How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?

Psalms 31:12\31:11\Because of all those who are against me, I have become a word of shame to my neighbours; a cause of shaking the head and a fear to my friends: those who saw me in the street went in flight from me.

Proverbs 10:7The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

Ecclesiastes 2:16Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!

Jeremiah 17:13O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who give you up will be put to shame; those who go away from you will be cut off from the earth, because they have given up the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

Acts 6:13And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:10-14

The Evil of Oppressive Rulers. 9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. 10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity. 11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. 12 Though a sinner do… Read the whole commentary →

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