Ecclesiastes 8:3
Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
2I aduertise thee to take heede to ye mouth of the King, and to the worde of the othe of God.
4Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21She sayd then, Let Abishag the Shunammite be giuen to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
Proverbs 30:31A lusty grayhound, and a goate, and a King against whom there is no rising vp.
Isaiah 48:4Because I knewe, that thou art obstinate, and thy necke is an yron sinew, and thy brow brasse,
Acts 5:8And Peter sayd vnto her, Tell me, solde ye the land for so much? And she sayd, Yea, 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 →