Ecclesiastes 8:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.”
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“Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 8:5 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
- Exodus 1:20So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
- 1 Chronicles 12:32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
- Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
- Proverbs 17:24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
- Ecclesiastes 10:2A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
- Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
- Luke 12:56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
- Luke 20:25So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
- Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Romans 13:5Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
- 1 Peter 3:13Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
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