Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty to go out of his sight; stand not in a rah (an evil matter); for he executeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4For the devar melech is shilton (supreme), and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she said, Let Avishag HaShunammit be given to Adoniyah thy brother as isha.
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a melech is as malachim of mavet, 1 but an ish chacham will appease it. 1
Proverbs 30:31The strutting rooster; the he-goat also; 1 and a melech, when his army is with him. 1
Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that thou art kesheh (obstinate, stubborn) 1 and thy oref (neck) is sinew of barzel (iron), 1 and thy metzach (brow, forehead) bronze; 1
Acts 5:8And in reply to her, Kefa said, Tell me, you sold the sadeh for such and such a price, did you? And she said, Ken, for such and such a price, that was the amount.
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 →