Ecclesiastes 8:5
Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
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4For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
Cross References
Exodus 1:20So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
Ecclesiastes 10:2A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
Luke 12:56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why can’t you interpret the present time?
Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
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 →