Ecclesiastes 8:5

Catholic Public Domain Version

Whoever keeps the commandment will not experience evil. The heart of a wise man understands the time to respond.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:32

Also, from the sons of Issachar, there were learned men, who knew each of the times, in order to anticipate what Israel ought to do, two hundred leaders. And all the remainder of the tribe were following their counsel.

Psalm 119:6

My soul has long been a sojourner.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe.

Proverbs 12:21

Whatever may befall the just, it will not discourage him. But the impious will be filled with disasters.

Proverbs 17:24

Prudence shines from the face of the wise. The eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a foolish man is in his left hand.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us all listen together to the end of the discourse. Fear God, and observe his commandments. This is everything for man.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The eyes of a wise man are in his head. A foolish man walks in darkness. Yet I learned that one would pass away like the other.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I heed the mouth of the king, and the commandment of an oath to God.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim has been enduring malicious slander and broken judgment, because he began to go after filth.

Luke 20:25

And so, he said to them: "Then repay the things that are Caesar's, to Caesar, and the things that are God's, to God."

Acts 4:19

Yet truly, Peter and John said in response to them: "Judge whether it is just in the sight of God to listen to you, rather than to God.

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the Apostles responded by saying: "It is necessary to obey God, more so than men.

Colossians 1:9

Then, too, from the day when we first heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and requesting that you be filled with the knowledge of his will, with all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for those who are mature, for those who, by practice, have sharpened their mind, so as to discern good from evil.