Ecclesiastes 8:3

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Be not haistie to go out of his sight, & se thou cotynue in no euell thinge: for what so euer it pleaseth him, yt doeth he.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 Yf a principall sprete be geue the to beare rule, be not negliget the in thine office: for so shal greate wickednesse be put downe, as it were wt a medecyne.
  • Isa 48:4 : 4 Howbeit I knewe that thou art obstinate, and that thy neck hath an yron vane, and that thy brow is of brasse.
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 As for the wordes that thou hast spoken vnto vs in the name of the LORDE, we will in no wyse heare them: 17 but what so euer goeth out of oure owne mouth, that wil we do: We will do sacrifice, and offre oblacions vnto the Quene off heauen: like as we and or forefathers, oure kynges and oure heades haue done in the cities off Iuda, and in the stretes and feldes of Ierusalem. For then had we plenteousnesse off vytales, then were we in prosperite, and no my?fortune came vpon vs.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 in comparyson off whom, all they that dwell vpon the earth, are to be reputed as nothinge. He handleth acordinge to his will, amoge ye powers of heauen & amonge the inhabitours of the earth: and there is none that maye resiste his honde, or saye: what doest thou?
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 so yt all people, kynreddes & tunges stode in awe & feare of him, by reason off the hye estate, that he had lent him. For why: he slewe, whom he wolde: he smote, whom it pleased him. Agayne: whom he wolde, he set vp: and whom he list, he put downe.
  • Acts 5:8-9 : 8 But Peter answered vnto her. Tell me, solde ye the londe for somoch? She sayde: Yee, for so moch. 9 Peter sayde vnto her: Why haue ye agreed together, to tempte the sprete of the LORDE? Beholde, the fete of the which haue buried thy hussbande, are at the dore, & shal carye the out.
  • 1 Kgs 1:50-52 : 50 But Adonias was afrayed of Salomon, and gat him vp, and wete his waye, & toke holde of ye hornes of ye altare. 51 And it was tolde Salomon: beholde, Adonias feareth kynge Salomo, & beholde, he taketh holde of the hornes of ye altare, & sayeth: Let kige Salomo sweare vnto me this daye, that he shall not slaye his seruaunt with the swerde. 52 Salomon sayde: Yf he wil be an honest man, there shall not one heer fall from him vpon the earth: but yf there be euell founde in him, he shall dye.
  • 1 Kgs 2:21-24 : 21 She saide: Let Abisag of Sunem be geuen thy brother Adonias to wyfe. 22 Then answered kynge Salomon, and saide vnto his mother: Why desyrest thou Abisag of Sunem for Adonias? Axe the kyngdome or him also, for he is my greater brother, and hath Abiathar the prest, and Ioab the sonne of Zeru Ia. 23 And the kynge sware by the LORDE, and sayde: God do this and that vnto me, Adonias shall haue spoken this agaynst his lyfe. 24 And now as truly as the LORDE lyueth which hath ordeyned me, and made me to syt vpon the seate of my father Dauid, and hath made me a house ( acordynge as he sayde) this daye shal Adonias dye.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.
  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but a wyse man wyl pacifie him. 15 The cherefull countenauce of ye kynge is life, and his louynge fauor is as the euenynge dewe.
  • Prov 30:31 : 31 A cock ready to fight: A rame: And a kynge yt goeth forth wt his people.

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    2 Kepe the kynges commaundemet (I warne the) & the ooth yt thou hast made vnto God.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
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    4 Like as when a kynge geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so who maye saye vnto him: what doest thou?

    5 Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall fele no harme: but a wyse mans herte discerneth tyme and maner:

  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6 Put not forth yi self in ye presence of ye kynge, & prease not in to ye place of greate men.

    7 Better it is yt it be sayde vnto ye: come vp hither, then thou to be set downe in ye presence of ye prynce, whom thou seyst with thine eyes.

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  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18 Lest ye LORDE (when he seyth it) be angrie, & turne his wrath from him vnto the.

    19 Let not yi wrath & gelousy moue ye, to foolow ye wicked and vngodly.

  • Job 23:13-14
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    13 It is he himself alone, who will turne him back? He doth as him listeth, and bryngeth to passe what he wil.

    14 He rewardeth me into my bosome, & many other thinges mo doth he, as he maye by his power.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27 Fle fro euell, & do ye thinge that is good, so shalt thou dwell for euer.

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    4 Yf a principall sprete be geue the to beare rule, be not negliget the in thine office: for so shal greate wickednesse be put downe, as it were wt a medecyne.

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  • Job 36:7
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    7 He turneth not his eyes awaye from the rightuous he setteth vp kynges in their Trone, and cofirmeth them, so that they allwaye syt therin.

  • Ps 37:7-8
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    7 Holde the still in ye LORDE, and abyde pacietly vpon him: but greue not thy self at one that hath prosperite, and lyueth in abhominacion.

    8 Leaue of from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy gelousy moue the also to do euell.

  • Job 34:21
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    21 And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all his goinges.

  • Prov 22:29
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    29 Seist thou not, yt they which be diligent in their busines stonde before kynges, and not amonge the symple people?

  • Prov 3:7
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    7 Be not wyse in thine owne conceate, but feare ye LORDE and departe from euell:

  • Job 9:12
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    12 Yf he be haisty to take eny thinge awaye, who wil make him restore it agayne? Who wil saye vnto him: what doest thou?

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8 Yf thou seyst the poore to be oppressed and wrongeously dealt withall, so yt equite & the right of the lawe is wraisted in the londe: maruell not thou at soch iudgmet, for one greate ma kepeth touch with another, and the mightie helpe the selues together.

  • Job 37:12
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    12 He distributeth also on euery syde, acordinge as it pleaseth him to deale out his workes, that they maye do, what so euer he commaundeth the thorow the whole worlde:

  • Prov 4:27
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    27 Turne not asyde, nether to the right hande ner to the lefte, but witholde thy fote from euell.

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    21 My sonne, feare thou ye LORDE & ye kinge, & kepe no copany wt ye slaunderous:

  • Lam 3:37-38
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    37 What is he then that saieth: there shulde somthinge be done without the LORDES comaundement?

    38 Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not euell and good.

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    11 Let him eschue euell, & do good: Let him seke peace and ensue it.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18 It is good for the to take holde of this, & not to let yt go out of thy hande. For he yt feareth God shal escape them all.

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    23 And though they might be safe, yet they wil not receaue it, for their eyes loke vpon their owne wayes.

  • Ps 5:4
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    4 For thou art not the God yt hath pleasure in wickednesse, there maye no vngodly personne dwel with the.

  • Eccl 3:14
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    14 I cosidered also yt what so euer God doth, it cotinueth for euer, & yt nothinge can be put vnto it ner take from it: & yt God doth it to ye intent, yt men shulde feare him.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13 Agayne, as for the vngodly, it shall not be well with him, nether shal he prologe his dayes: but euen as a shadowe, so shall he be that feareth not God.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23 The feare of the LORDE preserueth the life, yee it geueth pleteousnes, without the visitacio of any plage.

  • Exod 23:2
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    2 Thou shalt not folowe the multitude vnto euell, ner answere at the lawe that thou woldest (to folowe the multitude) turne a syde from the right.

  • Prov 3:27
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    27 Refuse not to do good vnto him that shulde haue it, so longe as thine hande is able to do it.

  • Job 36:21
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    21 But bewarre that thou turne not asyde to wickednesse and synne, which hyther to thou hast chosen more then mekenesse.

  • Eccl 8:11
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    11 Because now that euell workes are not haistely punyshed, the hert of man geueth him self ouer vnto wickednesse:

  • Prov 19:10
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    10 Delicate ease becometh not a foole, moch more vnsemely is it, a bonde man to haue ye rule of prynces.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1 Whan thou commest in to the house of God, kepe thy fote, and drawe nye, that thou mayest heare: that is better then the offeringes of fooles, for they knowe not what euell they do.

  • Prov 21:1
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    1 The kynges hert is in the hande of the LORDE, like as are the ryuers of water: he maye turne it whyther so euer he wyll.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3 The eyes of the LORDE loke in euery place, both vpon ye good and badd.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26 Many there be that seke ye prynces fauoure, but euery mans iudgment commeth from the LORDE.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21 For euery mas wayes are open in the sight of the LORDE, and he podereth all their goinges.

  • Dan 4:35
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    35 in comparyson off whom, all they that dwell vpon the earth, are to be reputed as nothinge. He handleth acordinge to his will, amoge ye powers of heauen & amonge the inhabitours of the earth: and there is none that maye resiste his honde, or saye: what doest thou?

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    3 The wordes of his mouth are vnrightuousnesse and disceate, he wil not be lerned to do good.

  • Job 36:18
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    18 For then shal not thy cause be stilled with crueltie, ner pacified with many giftes.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21 Take not hede vnto euery worde yt is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse the:

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    6 What so euer ye LORDE pleaseth, yt doth he in heaue & in earth, in the see & in all depe places.

  • Ps 115:3
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    3 As for oure God, he is in heauen, he doth what soeuer it pleaseth him.

  • Job 34:19
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    19 Vngodly men are ye He hath no respecte vnto the personnes of ye lordly, & regardeth not the rich more the poore. For they be all the worke of his hondes.