Ecclesiastes 8:5

Modern

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

Traditional

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

Literal

The one guarding a command will not know an evil thing, and the heart of a wise one knows a time and a judgment.

Latin

Qui custodit præceptum non experietur quidquam mali. Tempus et responsionem cor sapientis intelligit.

Hebrew

English

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

Theme notes and profiles

Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
1 Peter 3:13–14
Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
Philippians 1:9–10
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Luke 20:25
So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
Romans 13:5–7
Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
1 Chronicles 12:32
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
Luke 12:56–57
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
Ecclesiastes 8:2
Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
Exodus 1:17
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.