Ecclesiastes 8:5

Obedience To The King

⁴ Because the word of a king is that which has power; and who may say to him, What are you doing? ⁵ Whoever keeps the command shall feel no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knows both time and judgment. ⁶ Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great on him.

Wise in Heart

Wise Man

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Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved alive the male children.

Exodus 1:20-21

And God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and became very mighty.

1 Chronicles 12:32

And from the sons of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred. And all their brothers were at their command.

Psalm 119:6

Then I shall not be ashamed, when I have respect to all Your Commandments.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is before him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness; and I also knew that one event happens to all of them.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I say, Keep the king's word, and that, because of the oath of God.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

A man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is crushed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

Luke 12:56-57

Hypocrites! You know to discern the face of the heaven and the earth, but how is it that you do not discern this time?

Luke 20:25

And He said to them, Therefore render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right before God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

Acts 5:29

And Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Romans 13:5-7

Therefore you must be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake.

1 Corinthians 2:14-15

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Philippians 1:9-10

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and in all perception;

Colossians 1:9

For this cause we also, since the day we heard, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

1 Peter 3:13-14

And who is the one who will harm you if you become imitators of the good?