A moment in scripture
Ecclesiastes 8:2
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I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
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The surrounding passage
- Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
- 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?
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.