Ecclesiastes 8:4

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Related verses

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• Job 9:12
  If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
• Romans 13:1–4
  Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
• Daniel 4:35
  All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
• Proverbs 20:2
  The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
• Romans 9:20
  But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”
• Job 34:18–19
  …who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
• Proverbs 19:12
  A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Daniel 3:15
  Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
• 1 Kings 2:46
  Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
• Proverbs 30:31
  …a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
• Job 33:12–13
  Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
• 1 Kings 2:29–34
  It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”

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Book of Ecclesiastes· Word, Word of God, Words of God

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Citizens: Duties of· King: Obedience To, Enjoined· Kings: Able to Enforce Their Commands· Rulers: Character and Qualifications of