Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
KJV
Ne festines recedere a facie ejus, neque permaneas in opere malo : quia omne quod voluerit faciet.
Vulgate
ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ πορεύσῃ, μὴ στῇς ἐν λόγῳ πονηρῷ· ὅτι πᾶν ὃ ἐὰν θελήσει ποιήσει,
LXX
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
ASV
אַל תִּבָּהֵ֤ל מִ/פָּנָי/ו֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ אַֽל תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּ/דָבָ֣ר רָ֑ע כִּ֛י כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַחְפֹּ֖ץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
הוּ
hv
verb · 38×
חָפֵ֥ץ
chpts
verb · 74×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 5:8 — And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
- Dan 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto h
- Dan 5:19 — And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom
- Eccl 10:4 — If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
- Eccl 10:4 — If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
- Prov 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.