Ecclesiastes 8:3
Do not be troubled at his presence, you may go, do not stand in an evil thing, for all that he pleases he does.
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In Context
2I [counsel]: keep the command of a king, even for the sake of an oath [to] God.
4Where the word of a king [is] power [is], and who says to him, “What do you do?”
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she says, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah for a wife.”
Proverbs 16:14The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, || And a wise man pacifies it.
Proverbs 30:31A girt one of the loins, || Also a male goat, || And a king—troops with him.
Isaiah 48:4From My knowing that you are obstinate, || And your neck—a sinew of iron, || And your forehead—bronze,
Daniel 4:35and all who are dwelling on the earth are reckoned as nothing, and according to His will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that claps with his hand and says to Him, What have You done?
Acts 5:8and Peter answered her, “Tell me if for so much you sold the place”; 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 →