Ecclesiastes 8:2
אֲנִי פִּי ־ מֶלֶךְ שְׁמוֹר וְעַל דִּבְרַת שְׁבוּעַת אֱלֹהִֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
In Context
1מִי כְּהֶחָכָם וּמִי יוֹדֵעַ פֵּשֶׁר דָּבָר חָכְמַת אָדָם תָּאִיר פָּנָיו וְעֹז פָּנָיו יְשֻׁנֶּֽא ׃
Cross References
1 Samuel 14:26וַיָּבֹא הָעָם אֶל ־ הַיַּעַר וְהִנֵּה הֵלֶךְ דְּבָשׁ וְאֵין ־ מַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ אֶל ־ פִּיו כִּֽי ־ יָרֵא הָעָם אֶת ־ הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה ׃
1 Kings 2:43וּמַדּוּעַ לֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֵת שְׁבֻעַת יְהוָה וְאֶת ־ הַמִּצְוָה אֲשֶׁר ־ צִוִּיתִי עָלֶֽיךָ ׃
Proverbs 24:21יְרָֽא ־ אֶת ־ יְהוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם ־ שׁוֹנִים אַל ־ תִּתְעָרָֽב ׃
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 →