Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 in other translations
| BSB | Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases. |
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| WEB | Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him, |
| ASV | Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. |
| YLT | Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth. |
| DARBY | Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him, |
| BBE | Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him. |
| Webster | Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatever pleaseth him. |
What does Ecclesiastes 8:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:1-5
Commendations of wisdom. (Eccl. 8:1-5) To prepare for sudden evils and death. (Eccl. 8:6-8) It shall be well with the righteous, and ill with the wicked. (Eccl. 8:9-13) Mysteries of Providence. (Eccl. 8:14-17) Verses 1-5 None of the rich, the powerful, the honourable, or the accomplished of the sons of men, are so excellent, useful, or happy, as the wise man. Who else can interpret the words of God, or teach aright…
Ecclesiastes 8:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 8:3
- Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
- Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
- Acts 5:8-9
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
- Daniel 5:19
And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
- Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
- Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
- 1 Kings 1:50-52
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword. And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
- Proverbs 30:31
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
- Proverbs 16:14-15
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
- 1 Kings 2:21-24
And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
- Jeremiah 44:16-17
As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Ecclesiastes 8:2
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
- Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Ecclesiastes 8:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No te apresures á irte de delante de él, ni en cosa mala persistas; porque él hará todo lo que quisiere: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ne te presse pas de t’en aller de devant lui; ne persévère point dans une chose mauvaise; car tout ce qu’il lui plaît, il le fait; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Übereile dich nicht, von ihm wegzugehen, laß dich nicht ein in eine böse Sache, denn er tut alles, was er will; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ne festines recedere a facie ejus, neque permaneas in opere malo: quia omne quod voluerit faciet. |