Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Be not hasty to go out of his presence. Persist not in an evil matter, for he does whatever pleases him.
New American Standard Bible
Do not be in a hurry
King James Version
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Holman Bible
Do not be in a hurry; leave his presence,
International Standard Version
Don't be in a hurry to leave him, and don't persist in evil, for he does whatever he pleases.
American Standard Version
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Amplified
Do not be in a hurry to get out of his presence. Do not join in a malevolent matter, for the king will do whatever he pleases.
Bible in Basic English
Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.
Darby Translation
Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not hasten going from his face: thou shalt not stand by the word of evil; for he shall do all that he will desire.
King James 2000
Be not hasty to go out of his presence: stand not for an evil thing; for he does whatsoever pleases him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be terrified of his presence! Go at once and do not delay when a matter [is] unpleasant, for he can do anything that he desires.
Modern King James verseion
Do not be hasty to leave his presence. Do not take a stand in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be not hasty to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no evil thing: for whatsoever it pleaseth him, that doeth he.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
Do not be hasty to go out of his presence. Do not persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
The Emphasized Bible
Not rashly from his presence, shouldst thou go: do not take thy stand in a vexatious thing, - for, whatsoever he pleaseth, he will do.
Webster
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatever pleaseth him.
World English Bible
Don't be hasty to go out of his presence. Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
Youngs Literal Translation
Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 8:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Obedience To The King
2 I [say], Keep the king's command, and that because of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his presence. Persist not in an evil matter, for he does whatever pleases him. 4 For the king's word [has] power, and who may say to him, What are thou doing?
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, leave not thy place, for deference allays great offences.
1 Kings 1:50-52
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon. And he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
1 Kings 2:21-24
And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
Proverbs 16:14-15
The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 30:31
the greyhound, also the he-goat, and the king against whom there is no rising up.
Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that thou are obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass,
Jeremiah 44:16-17
As for the word that thou have spoken to us in the name of LORD, we will not hearken to thee.
Daniel 4:35
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 thou doing?
Daniel 5:19
And because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he wanted, he killed, and whom he wanted, he kept alive, and whom he wanted, he raised up, and whom he want
Acts 5:8-9
And Peter responded to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.