Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2I [say], Keep the king's commandment, and [that] on account of the oath of God.
4because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother as wife.
Proverbs 16:14The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 30:31a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass,
Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Acts 5:8And Peter answered her, Tell me if ye gave the estate for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.
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 →