Ecclesiastes 8:5
He that keepeth the commandment shall experience no evil; and the heart of the wise man hath regard to time and judgment.
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In The King James Version
In Context
4For the word of the king is powerful; and who can say to him, “What doest thou?”
6For to every thing there is a time and judgment. For the misery of man is great upon him.
Cross References
Psalms 119:6Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walketh in darkness; yet I perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes 10:2A wise man's mind is at his right hand; but a fool's mind is at his left.
Luke 12:56Hypocrites! ye know how to judge of the face of the earth and the sky; but how is it that ye know not how to judge of this time
Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye.
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 →