Ecclesiastes 8:5
“Whoso keepeth the commandement, shall feele no euill thing: and a wise mans heart discerneth both time and iudgement.”
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Ecclesiastes 8:5 Context
3Bee not hastie to goe out of his sight: stand not in an euill thing, for he doeth whatsoeuer pleaseth him. 4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say vnto him, What doest thou? 5Whoso keepeth the commandement, shall feele no euill thing: and a wise mans heart discerneth both time and iudgement. 6¶ Because to euery purpose there is time, and iudgement; therefore the misery of man is great vpon him. 7For hee knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him, when it shall be?
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Other Translations
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
- King James Version
He who keeps a {royal} command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.
- Basic English Bible
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.
- Darby Bible
He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
- Webster's Bible
Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
- World English Bible
Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
He who keeps a {royal} command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.
- Basic English Bible
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.
- Darby Bible
He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
- Webster's Bible
Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
- World English Bible
Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 8:5
8:5 The commandment - Solomon passes to a new subject. Shall feel - Shall be delivered from those mischiefs which befal the disobedient. Discerneth - Both when, and in what manner he must keep the commands of God.