Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; engage not in an evil thing; for whatsoever pleaseth him, can he do;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2I [counsel thee], Keep the king's command, and that which regardeth the oath [to him taken] by God.
4Because the word of a king is powerful; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?—
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adoniyah thy brother for wife.
Proverbs 16:14The fury of a king is like the messengers of death; but a wise man will appease it.
Proverbs 30:31The light-legged greyhound, and the he-goat; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, that like an iron sinew is thy neck, and thy brow of copper;
Daniel 4:35(4:32) And [by whom] all the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nought; and [who] according to his pleasure doth with the host of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth; while there is none that can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
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 →