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Ecclesiastes 8:5

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

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ASV

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment:

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.Mer[one who] keepsH8104 →
מִצְוָ֔הmitz.Vaha commandH4687 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יֵדַ֖עye.Da'he will knowH3045 →
דָּבָ֣רda.Vara thingH1697 →
רָ֑עRa'evilH7451 →
וְעֵ֣תve.'Etand an appropriate timeH6256 →
וּמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.mish.Patand customH4941 →
יֵדַ֖עye.Da'it will knowH3045 →
לֵ֥בleva heartH3820 →
חָכָֽם׃cha.KhamwiseH2450 →

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James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.1 Peter 3:13–14Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?Philippians 1:9–10And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,1 Corinthians 11:29For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.1 Chronicles 12:32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.Luke 20:25So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.Romans 13:5–7Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.1 John 2:5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:Proverbs 19:16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.Exodus 1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.1 Corinthians 2:14–15The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.Ecclesiastes 10:2A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.Luke 12:56–57You 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 2:14The 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.Proverbs 17:24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.Ecclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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