Ecclesiastes 8:3

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 8:3

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 8

¹ Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

² Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.

³ Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

⁴ For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

⁵ Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

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