Ecclesiastes 8:3
Do not hurry out of his presence, and do not stand in support of something wrong, for the king does whatever he desires.
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2I advise you to obey the king's command because of God's oath to protect him.
4The king's word rules, so who will say to him, “What are you doing?” 1
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.”
Proverbs 16:14A king's wrath is a messenger of death 1 but a wise man will try to calm his anger. 1
Proverbs 30:31a strutting rooster; a goat; 1 and a king whose soldiers are beside him. 1
Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that you were obstinate, 1 your neck muscles tight as iron, and your forehead like bronze, 1
Daniel 4:35All the earth's inhabitants are considered by him to be as nothing; 1 he does among the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth 1 whatever suits his will. 1 No one can stop him or challenge him. No one can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'”
Acts 5:8Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” She said, “Yes, for so much.”
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 →