Ecclesiastes 8:3
You should not hastily withdraw from his presence, nor should you remain in an evil work. For all that pleases him, he will do.
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In Context
2I heed the mouth of the king, and the commandment of an oath to God.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah, your brother, as wife.”
Proverbs 16:14The indignation of a king is a herald of death. And the wise man will appease it.
Proverbs 30:31a rooster prepared at the loins, likewise a ram, and a king, whom none can resist.
Isaiah 48:4For I knew that you are stubborn, and that your neck is like an iron sinew, and that your forehead is like brass.
Acts 5:8And Peter said to her, “Tell me, woman, if you sold the field for this amount?” And she said, “Yes, for that amount.”
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
The Excellence of Wisdom; The Duty of Subjects. 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 boldness of his face shall be changed. 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 5 Whoso keepeth the… Read the whole commentary →