Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 8

57 catchwords421 parallels

← Ecclesiastes | ← Ch 7 | Ch 9 →

Ecclesiastes 8 . 1 , True wisdom is modest; Ecclesiastes 8 . 2 , Kings are to be respected; Ecclesiastes 8 . 6 , Divine providence is to be observed; Ecclesiastes 8 . 12 , It is better with the godly in adversity , than with the wicked in prosperity; Ecclesiastes 8 . 16 , The work of God is unsearchable.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Ecclesiastes 8:1 · BSB

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who knoweth12 parallels

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boldness1 parallel

Heb. strength

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Ecclesiastes 8:2

Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.

Ecclesiastes 8:2 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:3

Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

Ecclesiastes 8:3 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:4

For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Ecclesiastes 8:4 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:5

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

Ecclesiastes 8:5 · BSB

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feel Heb. know

Ecclesiastes 8:6

For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.

Ecclesiastes 8:6 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:7

Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

Ecclesiastes 8:7 · BSB

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when or , how

Ecclesiastes 8:8

As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

Ecclesiastes 8:8 · BSB

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or , casting off weapons

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Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.

Ecclesiastes 8:9 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:10

Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 8:10 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:11

When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

Ecclesiastes 8:11 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:12

Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.

Ecclesiastes 8:12 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:13

Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

Ecclesiastes 8:13 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:14

There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 8:14 · BSB

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Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 · BSB

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Some consider this as the cavil of an infidel objector , equivalent to the Epicurean maxim , Ede , bibe , lude; post mortem nulla voluptas , "Eat , drink , and play; there is no pleasure after death." But it may be regarded as a recommendation of a moderate use of worldly things , with a cheerful and contented mind; which may justly be considered as the greatest advantage which can be made of all below the sun , and amidst all changes , such a frame of mind , if the result of right principles , may and ought to be preserved; and it will be the recompence and solace of all our labours and toils

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Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Ecclesiastes 8:16 · BSB

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Solomon here records the result of his perplexing inquiries into the affairs of men , and the purposes , providence , and works of God. And when he examined with great attention and diligence into the works of God , he found he could neither comprehend nor explain them; and was persuaded , that no application or capacity would enable a man to fathom the depth of the Divine dispensations in this lower world. How vain , then , are all cavils against Divine providence; when we can neither understand , nor comprehend it!

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Ecclesiastes 8:17

I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.

Ecclesiastes 8:17 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web6 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Echoes John 3:8 → Ecclesiastes 8:8
Chiasms
Shaped Ecclesiastes 1:2–12:8, Ecclesiastes 8:11–17, Ecclesiastes 8:12–14, Ecclesiastes 8:15–9:12, Ecclesiastes 8:9–14
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