Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2I observe the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oath of God.
4And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so?
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she said: Let Abisag the Sunamitess be given to Adonias thy brother to wife.
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : and the wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 30:31A cock girded about the loins: and a ram: and a king, whom none can resist.
Isaiah 48:4For I knew that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is as an iron sinew, and thy forehead as brass.
Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing before him: for he doth according to his will, I as well with the powers of heaven, as among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none that can resist his hand, and say to him: Why hast thou done it?
Acts 5:8And Peter said to her: Tell me, woman, whether you sold the land for so much? And she said: Yea, 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 →