Ecclesiastes 8:3
Not rashly from his presence, shouldst thou go: do not take thy stand in a vexatious thing,—for, whatsoever he pleaseth, he will do.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2I [said], The bidding of the king, observe thou, even out of regard to the oath of God.
4Where the word of a king is, there is power,—who then may say to him, What wouldst thou do?
Cross References
1 Kings 2:21And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother, to wife.
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king, [meaneth] messengers of death, but, a man who is wise, will appease it.
Proverbs 30:31The greyhound, or the he-goat,—and a king, having a band of soldiers with him.
Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that—Obstinate, thou wast,—And, a sinew of iron, was thy neck, And thy brow, brazen,
Daniel 4:35And, all the inhabitants of the earth, as nothing, are accounted, and, according to his own pleasure, dealeth he—with the army of the heavens, and the inhabitants of the earth,—and none there is who can smite upon his hand, or say to him, What hast thou done?
Acts 5:8And Peter began to say unto her—Tell me! was it, for so much, ye gave up the field? And she said—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 →