Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
He watching the command knew no evil word: and time and judgment the wise one will know.
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.
A Conservative Version
He who keeps a commandment shall know no evil thing. And a wise man's heart discerns the time and decision.
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.
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
Shamar
Yada`
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Chakam
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Yada`
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Obedience To The King
4 Wheresoever the word of a king, it is powerful: and who shall say to him, What wilt thou do? 5 He watching the command knew no evil word: and time and judgment the wise one will know. 6 To every inclination there is time and judgment; for man's evil is great upon him.
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Cross References
Exodus 1:17
And the midwives will fear God, and they did not according to what the king of Egypt said to them, and they will preserve alive the boys.
Exodus 1:20-21
And God will do well to the midwives, and the people will multiply and be greatly strong.
1 Chronicles 12:32
And from the sons of Issachar, those knowing the understanding to the times to know what Israel shall do; their heads two hundred; and all their brethren at their mouth.
Psalm 119:6
Then I shall not be ashamed in my looking to all thy commands.
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom, is with the face of him understanding, and the eyes of the foolish one are in the ends of the earth.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise, his eyes in his head; and the foolish one goes in darkness: and I knew, I also, that one event will meet with them all.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
I am to watch the king's mouth by reason of the oath of God.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
The heart of the wise one to his right, and the heart of the foolish one to his left.
Hosea 5:11
Ephraim was oppressed, he was broken in judgment because he was willing to go after the command.
Luke 12:56-57
O hypocrites, ye know to judge the face of the earth and of heaven; and how do ye not judge this time?
Luke 20:25
And he said to them, Return therefore to Caesar, Caesar's things, and to God the things of God.
Acts 4:19
And Peter and John having answered to them, said, If it is just before God to hear you rather than God, judge ye.
Acts 5:29
And Peter having answered, and the sent, said, We must obey God rather than men.
Romans 13:5-7
Wherefore necessity to be placed under, not only for anger, but also for consciousness.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
And the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: and he cannot know, for they are spiritually examined.
Philippians 1:9-10
And this I prey, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all intelligence;
Colossians 1:9
For this also we, from the day which we heard, ceased not praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Hebrews 5:14
And firm food is of the perfected, of them by habit having the senses exercised for the separation of good and evil.
1 Peter 3:13-14
And who going to injure you, if ye be imitators of good?