Ecclesiastes 8:3

In 11 translations

BSB

Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

KJV

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

WEB

Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

ASV

Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

LSV

Do not be troubled at his presence, you may go, do not stand in an evil thing, for all that he pleases he does.

YLT

Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

DBY

Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

DRC

Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him:

GNV

Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

JPS

Be not hasty to go out of his presence; stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

LXXE

Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatsoever he shall please,

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WLC

אַל־תִּבָּהֵ֤ל מִפָּנָיו֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּדָבָ֣ר רָ֑ע כִּ֛י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַחְפֹּ֖ץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

LXX-Br

Μὴ σπουδάσῃς, ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ πορεύσῃ· μὴ στῇς ἐν λόγῳ πονηρῷ, ὅτι πᾶν ὃ ἐὰν θελήσῃ ποιήσει,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
• Daniel 4:35All 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?’”
• Daniel 5:19Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom…
• Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
• Acts 5:8–9“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.” “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the…
• 1 Kings 1:50–52But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar. It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let…
• Isaiah 48:4For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
• Proverbs 30:31a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
• 1 Kings 2:21–24So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.” King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother,…
• Jeremiah 44:16–17“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her,…
• Proverbs 16:14–15The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

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