Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
He who keeps a commandment shall know no evil thing. And a wise man's heart discerns the time and decision.
New American Standard Bible
He who
King James Version
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
Holman Bible
The one who keeps a command will not experience anything harmful,
International Standard Version
Whoever obeys his commands will not experience harm, and the wise in heart will discern both the appropriate time and response.
American Standard Version
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:
Amplified
Whoever keeps and observes a royal command will experience neither trouble nor misery;
For a wise heart will know the
Bible in Basic English
Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.
Darby Translation
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.
Julia Smith Translation
He watching the command knew no evil word: and time and judgment the wise one will know.
King James 2000
Whosoever keeps the commandment shall experience no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Whoever obeys [his] command will not suffer disaster. The wise mind knows the [proper] time and the right [procedure].
Modern King James verseion
Whoever keeps the command shall feel no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knows both time and judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso keepeth the commandment, shall feel no harm: but a wise man's heart discerneth time and manner.
NET Bible
Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person knows the proper time and procedure.
New Heart English Bible
Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
The Emphasized Bible
He that observeth the commandment, will not notice a vexatious thing, - and, of time and manner, will the heart of the wise take note.
Webster
He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
World English Bible
Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.
Interlinear
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Obedience To The King
4 For the king's word [has] power, and who may say to him, What are thou doing? 5 He who keeps a commandment shall know no evil thing. And a wise man's heart discerns the time and decision. 6 For to every purpose there is a time and decision, although the distress of man is great upon him.
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Cross References
Exodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.
Exodus 1:20-21
And God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
1 Chronicles 12:32
And of 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 commandment.
Psalm 119:6
Then I shall not be put to shame when I have respect for all thy commandments.
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom is before the face of 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, and the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
I [say], Keep the king's command, and that because of the oath of God.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.
Hosea 5:11
Ephraim is oppressed. He is crushed in judgment, because he was content to walk after [man's] command.
Luke 12:56-57
Ye hypocrites, ye know how to examine the face of the earth and the sky, but how can ye not examine this season?
Luke 20:25
And he said to them, Then render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John having replied to them, they said, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than God, judge ye.
Acts 5:29
And Peter and the apostles having answered, they said, We must obey God rather than men.
Romans 13:5-7
Therefore there is a need to be subordinate, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
Now the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is unable to understand because they are evaluated spiritually.
Philippians 1:9-10
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment
Colossians 1:9
Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for mature men, those having their sensibilities trained through practice for the discernment of both good and evil.
1 Peter 3:13-14
And who is he who will harm you, if ye become imitators of the good?