Ecclesiastes 8:5

New Century Version

Whoever obeys the king’s command will be safe. A wise person does the right thing at the right time.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:32

There were two hundred leaders from Issachar. They knew what Israel should do, and they knew the right time to do it. Their relatives were with them and under their command.

Psalm 119:6

Then I would not be ashamed when I study your commands.

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses feared God, so they did not do as the king told them; they let all the boy babies live.

Proverbs 12:21

No harm comes to a good person, but an evil person’s life is full of trouble.

Proverbs 17:24

The person with understanding is always looking for wisdom, but the mind of a fool wanders everywhere.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

The heart of the wise leads to right, but the heart of a fool leads to wrong.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now, everything has been heard, so I give my final advice: Honor God and obey his commands, because this is all people must do.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

Wise people see where they are going, but fools walk around in the dark. Yet I saw that both wise and foolish people end the same way.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

Obey the king’s command, because you made a promise to God.

Hosea 5:11

Israel is crushed by the punishment, because it decided to follow idols.

Luke 20:25

Jesus said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and give to God the things that are God’s.”

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered them, “You decide what God would want. Should we obey you or God?

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not human authority!

Colossians 1:9

Because of this, since the day we heard about you, we have continued praying for you, asking God that you will know fully what he wants. We pray that you will also have great wisdom and understanding in spiritual things

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for those who are grown up. They are mature enough to know the difference between good and evil.