Ecclesiastes 8:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 8:5

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

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WEB

World English Bible

Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment:

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 8

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.

⁶ For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.

⁷ Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

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