Ecclesiastes 8:3

Ecclesiastes chapter 8 · verse 3 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

King James Version · 1611

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

American Standard Version · 1901

Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

v.2I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

v.3This passage

v.4For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
1 Kings 1:50
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king isasmessengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.
Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Acts 5:8
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yea, for so much.