Ecclesiastes 8:5

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man`s heart discerneth time and judgment:

Ecclesiastes 8:5 — American Standard Version

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Context — Ecclesiastes 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

2I [counsel thee], Keep the king`s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

3Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

4For the king`s word [hath] power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man`s heart discerneth time and judgment:

6for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:

7for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

8There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war: neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.

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