Ecclesiastes 8:5

Obedience To The King

⁴ Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say to him, what doest thou? ⁵ He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. ⁶ Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

Wise in Heart

Wise Man

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Exodus 1:17

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

Exodus 1:20-21

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.

1 Chronicles 12:32

And of the children of Issachar, who were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command.

Psalm 119:6

Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is before him that hath 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 walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

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

Hosea 5:11

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

Luke 12:56-57

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, and of the earth; but how is it, that ye do not discern this time?

Luke 20:25

And he said to them, Render therefore to Cesar the things which are Cesar'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 in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye.

Acts 5:29

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

Romans 13:5-7

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

1 Corinthians 2:14-15

But the natural man receiveth not 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 knowledge and in all judgment;

Colossians 1:9

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

Hebrews 5:14

But strong food belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

1 Peter 3:13-14

And who is he that will harm you, if ye are followers of that which is good?