Ecclesiastes 8:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do not be hasty to go out of his presence; do not stand in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him.

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  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.
  • Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow as bronze;
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you. 17 But we will certainly do whatever thing proceeds out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say to Him, What are you doing?
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 And because of the majesty that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.
  • Acts 5:8-9 : 8 And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much. 9 Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.
  • 1 Kgs 1:50-52 : 50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and grasped the horns of the altar. 51 And it was reported to Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, for lo, he has grasped the horns of the altar, saying, Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword. 52 And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.
  • 1 Kgs 2:21-24 : 21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife. 22 And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother—for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. 23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life. 24 Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
  • Prov 30:31 : 31 A greyhound, a male goat also, and a king against whom there is no rising up.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    2I counsel you to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard to the oath of God.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
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    4Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who can say to him, 'What are you doing?'

    5Whoever keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment.

  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

    7For it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.

    8Do not go forth hastily to contend, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Do not fret because of evil men, neither be envious of the wicked.

  • Job 23:13-14
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    13But he is of one mind, and who can change him? And whatever his soul desires, that he does.

    14For he performs the thing that is appointed for me, and many such things are with him.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.

    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from the ruler:

  • Job 36:7
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    7He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he establishes them forever, and they are exalted.

  • Ps 37:7-8
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    7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

    8Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Job 34:21
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    21For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He sees all his goings.

  • Prov 22:29
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    29Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

  • Prov 3:7
    70%

    7Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

  • Job 9:12
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    12Behold, He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who will say to Him, What are you doing?

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8If you see the oppression of the poor and the violent perversion of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for He who is higher than the highest regards, and there are higher than they.

  • Job 37:12
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    12And it turns around by his counsel, so that they may do whatever he commands them on the face of the world in the earth.

  • Prov 4:27
    70%

    27Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left; remove your foot from evil.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21My son, fear the LORD and the king; do not associate with those given to change.

  • Lam 3:37-38
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    70%

    37Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not commanded it?

    38Does not both calamity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

  • 1 Pet 3:11
    70%

    11Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18It is good that you should take hold of this, and also from this do not withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will escape them all.

  • Job 24:23
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    23Though it be given him to be in safety, on which he rests, yet his eyes are on their ways.

  • Ps 5:4
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    4For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with you.

  • Eccl 3:14
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    14I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever: nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not be well with the wicked, nor will he prolong his days, which are like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • Exod 23:2
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    2You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to pervert justice by following the majority.

  • Prov 3:27
    69%

    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

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    69%

    21Take heed, do not regard iniquity: for this you have chosen rather than affliction.

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    69%

    11Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed quickly, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

  • Prov 19:10
    69%

    10Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.

  • Prov 21:1
    69%

    1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.

  • Prov 15:3
    69%

    3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, watching the evil and the good.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes from the LORD.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He ponders all his paths.

  • Dan 4:35
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    35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say to Him, What are you doing?

  • Ps 36:3
    69%

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

  • Job 36:18
    69%

    18Because there is wrath, beware lest he takes you away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver you.

  • Eccl 7:21
    69%

    21Also, do not take to heart everything people say, lest you hear your servant curse you.

  • Ps 135:6
    69%

    6Whatever the LORD pleased, that he did in heaven, and on earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

  • Ps 115:3
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    3But our God is in the heavens; He has done whatever He has pleased.

  • Job 34:19
    69%

    19How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.