Parallel Verses
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.
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.
A Conservative Version
Be not hasty to go out of his presence. Persist not in an evil matter, for he does whatever pleases him.
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 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.
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 8:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Obedience To The King
2 I say, Keep the king's word, and that, because of the oath of God. 3 Do not be hasty to leave his presence. Do not take a stand in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him. 4 Because the word of a king is that which has power; and who may say to him, What are you doing?
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding quiets great sinners.
1 Kings 1:50-52
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and 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 your brother Adonijah for a wife.
Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
Proverbs 16:14-15
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will quiet it.
Proverbs 30:31
one girded in the loins; and a he-goat; and a king when his army is with him.
Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your brow bronze.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
As for the Word that you have spoken to us in the name of Jehovah, we will not listen to you.
Daniel 4:35
And all the people of the earth are counted as nothing; and He does according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the people of the earth. And none can strike His hand, or say to Him, What are You doing?
Daniel 5:19
And for the majesty that He gave him, all people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whom he would, and whom he would he kept alive. And whom he would, he set up; and whom he would, he put down.
Acts 5:8-9
And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.