Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: 1 Stand not in an evil matter; 1 For he will do whatsoever he shall please, 1
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2Observe the commandment of the king, 1 And that because of the word of the oath of God. 1
4Even as a king having power: 1 And who will say to him, What doest thou? 1
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she said, Let, I pray thee, Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
Proverbs 16:14The anger of a king is a messenger of death; 1 But a wise man will pacify him. 1
Proverbs 30:31and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
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 →