Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Whoever observes the [king's] command will experience no harm, and a wise man's mind will know both when and what to do.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment:

Common English Bible

⁵ Whoever keeps a command will meet no harm, and the wise heart knows the right time and the right way

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ 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

⁵ He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.

English Standard Version 2016

⁵ Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.

Ecclesiastes 8:5 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 12:32

And of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs; and all their kinsmen were under their command;

Psalm 119:6

Then shall I not be put to shame [by failing to inherit Your promises] when I have respect to all Your commandments.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded, but let the male babies live.

Proverbs 12:21

No [actual] evil, misfortune, or calamity shall come upon the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil, misfortune, and calamity. [Job 5:19; Ps. 91:3; Prov. 12:13; Isa. 46:4; Jer. 1:8; Dan. 6:27; II Tim. 4:18.]

Proverbs 17:24

A man of understanding sets skillful and godly Wisdom before his face, but the eyes of a [self-confident] fool are on the ends of the earth.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

A wise man's heart turns him toward his right hand, but a fool's heart toward his left. [Matt. 25:31-41.]

Ecclesiastes 12:13

All has been heard; the end of the matter is: Fear God [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is] and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man [the full, original purpose of his creation, the object of God's providence, the root of character, the foundation of all happiness, the adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions under the sun] and the whole [duty] for every man.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and yet I perceived that [in the end] one event happens to them both. [Prov. 17:24.]

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I counsel you to keep the king's command, and that in regard to the oath of God [by which you swore to him loyalty]. [II Sam. 21:7.]

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed; he is broken and crushed by [divine] judgment, because he was content to walk after idols (images) and man's [evil] command (vanities and filth).

Luke 20:25

He said to them, Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John replied to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you and obey you rather than God, you must decide (judge).

Acts 5:29

Then Peter and the apostles replied, We must obey God rather than men.

Colossians 1:9

For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things–

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law.