Ecclesiastes 8:3

New Century Version

Don’t be too quick to leave the king. Don’t support something that is wrong, because the king does whatever he pleases.

Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to him, “My life has been spent wandering from place to place. It has been short and filled with trouble—only one hundred thirty years. My ancestors lived much longer than I.”

Proverbs 14:29

Patient people have great understanding, but people with quick tempers show their foolishness.

Proverbs 24:21

My child, respect the Lord and the king. Don’t join those people who refuse to obey them.

Proverbs 30:31

a rooster, a male goat, and a king when his army is around him.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don’t leave your job just because your boss is angry with you. Remaining calm solves great problems.

Isaiah 48:4

I knew you were stubborn; your neck was like an iron muscle, and your head was like bronze.

Daniel 4:35

People on earth are not truly important. God does what he wants with the powers of heaven and the people on earth. No one can stop his powerful hand or question what he does.

Daniel 5:19

Because God made him important, all the people, nations, and those who spoke every language were very frightened of Nebuchadnezzar. If he wanted someone to die, he killed that person. If he wanted someone to live, he let that person live. Those he wanted to promote, he promoted. Those he wanted to be less important, he made less important.