Ecclesiastes 8:3

New Living Translation

Don’t try to avoid doing your duty, and don’t stand with those who plot evil, for the king can do whatever he wants.

Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.”

Proverbs 14:29

People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.

Proverbs 24:21

My child, fear the Lord and the king. Don’t associate with rebels,

Proverbs 30:31

the strutting rooster, the male goat, a king as he leads his army.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If your boss is angry at you, don’t quit! A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

Isaiah 48:4

For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. Your necks are as unbending as iron. Your heads are as hard as bronze.

Daniel 4:35

All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, ‘What do you mean by doing these things?’

Daniel 5:19

He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace.