Ecclesiastes 8:2

I [say], Keep the king's commandment, and [that] on account of the oath of God.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

In Context

1Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the explanation of things? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.

3Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 14:26And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

1 Kings 2:43Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I charged thee with?

Proverbs 24:21My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

Romans 13:1Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above [him]. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.

1 Peter 2:13Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,

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 →

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