From the family of Issachar there were 200 wise leaders. Those men understood the right thing for Israel to do at the right time. Their relatives were with them and under their command.
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Easy To Read Version A person will be safe if he obeys the king’s command. But a wise man knows the right time to do this, and he also knows when to do the right thing. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever observes the [king's] command will experience no harm, and a wise man's mind will know both when and what to do. American Standard Version (1901) Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment: Common English Bible Whoever keeps a command will meet no harm, and the wise heart knows the right time and the right way Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever keeps the commandment will not experience evil. The heart of a wise man understands the time to respond. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer. |
From the family of Issachar there were 200 wise leaders. Those men understood the right thing for Israel to do at the right time. Their relatives were with them and under their command.
But the nurses trusted [3] God. So they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the boy babies live.
Good people will be kept safe by the Lord. But evil people will have many troubles.
The wise man is always thinking of the best thing to do. But a foolish person is always dreaming about faraway places.
A wise man’s thoughts lead him in the right way. But the thoughts of a foolish person leads him the wrong way.
It is like this: A wise man uses his mind like eyes to see where he is going. But a fool is like someone walking in the dark.
I say you should always obey the king’s command. Do this because you made a promise to God.
Ephraim {\cf2\super [61]} will be punished.\par He will be crushed and pressed like grapes.\par Why? Because he decided to follow filth.\par
Jesus said to them, “Then give to Caesar {\cf2\super [316]} the things that are Caesar’s. And give to God the things that are God’s.”
But Peter and John answered them, “What do you think is right? What would God want? Should we obey you or God?
Peter and the other apostles {\cf2\super [98]} answered, “We must obey God, not you!
Since the day we heard these things about you, we have continued praying for you. We pray these things for you:
We have a great high priest {\cf2\super [35]} who has gone to live with God in heaven. He is Jesus the Son of God. So let us continue strongly in the faith we have.