Ecclesiastes 8:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
  • Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I saw that your heart was hard, and that your neck was an iron cord, and your brow brass;
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you. 17 But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him.
  • Acts 5:8-9 : 8 And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was. 9 But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.
  • 1 Kgs 1:50-52 : 50 And Adonijah himself was full of fear because of Solomon; and he got up and went to the altar, and put his hands on its horns. 51 And they gave Solomon word of it, saying, See, Adonijah goes in such fear of King Solomon, that he has put his hands on the horns of the altar, saying, Let King Solomon first give me his oath that he will not put his servant to death with the sword. 52 And Solomon said, If he is seen to be a man of good faith, not a hair of him will be touched; but if any wrongdoing is seen in him, he is to be put to death.
  • 1 Kgs 2:21-24 : 21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife. 22 Then King Solomon made answer and said to his mother, Why are you requesting me to give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah? Take the kingdom for him in addition, for he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, are on his side. 23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life. 24 Now by the living Lord, who has given me my place on the seat of David my father, and made me one of a line of kings, as he gave me his word, truly Adonijah will be put to death this day.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it. 15 In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.
  • Prov 30:31 : 31 The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.

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    2 I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
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    4 The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

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  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6 Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:

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  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

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  • Job 23:13-14
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    13 But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

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  • Ps 37:27
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    27 Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

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    4 If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

    5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

  • Job 36:7
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    7 Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.

  • Ps 37:7-8
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    7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

    8 Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.

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    21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

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    29 Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

  • Prov 3:7
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    7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

  • Job 9:12
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    12 If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

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    8 It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.

  • Job 37:12
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    12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

  • Prov 4:27
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    27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21 My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

  • Lam 3:37-38
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    37 Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?

    38 Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

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    18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

  • Job 24:23
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    23 He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.

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    14 I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

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    13 But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

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    21 Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.

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    11 Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.

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    10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

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    1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

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    3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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    26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

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    21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

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    3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

  • Job 36:18
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    18 ...

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    21 Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.

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    6 The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

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    3 But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.

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    19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.