Ecclesiastes 8:4
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What do you?
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
In Context
3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatsoever pleases him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 24:4Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
1 Kings 2:25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
1 Kings 2:46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
Job 9:12Behold, he takes away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What do you?
Job 34:18Is it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? and to princes, All of you are ungodly?
Proverbs 20:2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
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 →