Ecclesiastes 8:3

New English Translation

Do not rush out of the king’s presence in haste – do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he can do whatever he pleases.

Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “All the years of my travels are 130. All the years of my life have been few and painful; the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors.”

Proverbs 14:29

The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 24:21

Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

Proverbs 30:31

a strutting rooster, a male goat, and a king with his army around him.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

Isaiah 48:4

I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.

Daniel 4:35

All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, ‘What have you done?’

Daniel 5:19

Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.