Ecclesiastes 8:3

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Do not rush out of the king’s presence in haste– do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he can do whatever he pleases.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.
  • Isa 48:4 : 4 I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 “We will not listen to what you claim the LORD has spoken to us! 17 Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him,‘What have you done?’
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.
  • Acts 5:8-9 : 8 Peter said to her,“Tell me, were the two of you paid this amount for the land?” Sapphira said,“Yes, that much.” 9 Peter then told her,“Why have you 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 Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. 51 Solomon was told,“Look, Adonijah fears you; see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying,‘May King Solomon solemnly promise me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’” 52 Solomon said,“If he is a loyal subject, not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor, he will die.”
  • 1 Kgs 2:21-24 : 21 She said,“Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.” 22 King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!” 23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! 24 Now, as certainly as the LORD lives(he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.
  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it. 15 In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.
  • Prov 30:31 : 31 a strutting rooster, a male goat, and a king with his army around him.

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    2 Obey the king’s command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
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    4 Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him,“What are you doing?”

    5 Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person knows the proper time and procedure.

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

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    8 Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18 lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

    19 Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

  • Job 23:13-14
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    13 But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.

    14 For he fulfills his decree against me, and many such things are his plans.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27 Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    5 I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.

  • Job 36:7
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    7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

  • Ps 37:7-8
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    7 Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

    8 Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

  • Job 34:21
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    21 For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.

  • Prov 22:29
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    29 You have seen a person skilled in his work– he will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

  • Prov 3:7
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    7 Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  • Job 9:12
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    12 If he snatches away, who can turn him back? Who dares to say to him,‘What are you doing?’

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8 Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

  • Job 37:12
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    12 The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

  • Prov 4:27
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    27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21 Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

  • Lam 3:37-38
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    37 מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

    38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes– both calamity and blessing?

  • 1 Pet 3:11
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    11 And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18 It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.

  • Job 24:23
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    23 God may let them rest in a feeling of security, but he is constantly watching all their ways.

  • Ps 5:4
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    4 Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

  • Eccl 3:14
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  • Eccl 8:13
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    13 But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

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    21 Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.

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    11 When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Eccl 5:1
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  • Prov 21:1
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    1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26 Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21 For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.

  • Dan 4:35
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    35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him,‘What have you done?’

  • Ps 36:3
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    3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Job 36:18
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    18 Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21 Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.

  • Ps 135:6
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    6 He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.

  • Ps 115:3
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    3 Our God is in heaven! He does whatever he pleases!

  • Job 34:19
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    19 who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

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