Ecclesiastes 8:5

שׁוֹמֵר מִצְוָה לֹא יֵדַע דָּבָר רָע וְעֵת וּמִשְׁפָּט יֵדַע לֵב חָכָֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

In Context

4בַּאֲשֶׁר דְּבַר ־ מֶלֶךְ שִׁלְטוֹן וּמִי יֹֽאמַר ־ לוֹ מַֽה ־ תַּעֲשֶֽׂה ׃

6כִּי לְכָל ־ חֵפֶץ יֵשׁ עֵת וּמִשְׁפָּט כִּֽי ־ רָעַת הָאָדָם רַבָּה עָלָֽיו ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 1:20וַיֵּיטֶב אֱלֹהִים לַֽמְיַלְּדֹת וַיִּרֶב הָעָם וַיַּֽעַצְמוּ מְאֹֽד ׃

Psalms 119:6אָז לֹא ־ אֵבוֹשׁ בְּהַבִּיטִי אֶל ־ כָּל ־ מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ ׃

Ecclesiastes 2:14הֶֽחָכָם עֵינָיו בְּרֹאשׁוֹ וְהַכְּסִיל בַּחֹשֶׁךְ הוֹלֵךְ וְיָדַעְתִּי גַם ־ אָנִי שֶׁמִּקְרֶה אֶחָד יִקְרֶה אֶת ־ כֻּלָּֽם ׃

Ecclesiastes 10:2לֵב חָכָם לִֽימִינוֹ וְלֵב כְּסִיל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ ׃

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 →

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