Ecclesiastes 8:4
And his word is filled with authority. Neither is anyone able to say to him: “Why are you acting this way?”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 24:4But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.
1 Kings 2:25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who put him to death, and so he died.
1 Kings 2:46And so the king commanded Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And going out, he struck him down, and he died.
Job 9:12If he suddenly should question, who will answer him? Or who can say, “Why did you do so?”
Job 34:18He says to the king, “You are an apostate.” He calls commanders impious.
Proverbs 20:2Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul.
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 →