Ecclesiastes 8:3

Be not hastie to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no euyll thing: for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym, that doth he.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

In Context

2Kepe the kynges commaundement, namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same.

4Like as when a king geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so, who may say vnto him, what doest thou?

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:14The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym.

Proverbs 30:31A grayhounde strong in the hynder partes, a ramme also, and a king against whom no man aryseth vp.

Isaiah 48:4Howbeit I knowe that thou art obstinate, and that thy necke hath an iron sinowe, and that thy browe is of brasse.

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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