Ecclesiastes 8:4
For the word of the king is powerful; and who can say to him, “What doest thou?”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
In Context
Cross References
Job 9:12Lo! he seizeth, and who can hinder him? Who will say to him, What doest thou?
Job 34:18Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked; Or to princes, Ye are unrighteous?
Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; He who provoketh him sinneth against himself.
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 →