Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatsoever he shall please,
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2Observe the commandment of the king, and that because of the word of the oath of God.
4even as a king having power: and who will say to him, What doest thou?
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she said, Let, I pray thee, Abisag the Somanite be given to Adonias thy brother to wife.
Proverbs 16:14The anger of a king is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.
Isaiah 48:4I know that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy forehead brazen.
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 →