Ecclesiastes 8:5
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
KJV
Qui custodit præceptum non experietur quidquam mali. Tempus et responsionem cor sapientis intelligit.
Vulgate
ὁ φυλάσσων ἐντολὴν οὐ γνώσεται ῥῆμα πονηρόν, καὶ καιρὸν κρίσεως γινώσκει καρδία σοφοῦ·
LXX
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment:
ASV
שׁוֹמֵ֣ר מִצְוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵדַ֖ע דָּבָ֣ר רָ֑ע וְ/עֵ֣ת וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֔ט יֵדַ֖ע לֵ֥ב חָכָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ו
v
noun · 183×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
י
y
noun · 591×
י
y
noun · 422×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 12:32 — And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandme
- 1Cor 2:14 — But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- 1Cor 11:29 — For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
- 1John 2:5 — But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
- 1Pet 3:13 — And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
- Acts 4:19 — But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
- Acts 5:29 — Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Eccl 2:14 — The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
- Eccl 3:1 — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
- Eccl 8:2 — I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
- Eccl 9:12 — For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly u
- Eccl 10:2 — A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
- Exod 1:17 — But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
- Heb 5:14 — But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
- Hos 5:11 — Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
- Jas 3:13 — Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
- Luke 12:56 — Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
- Luke 20:25 — And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.
- Phil 1:9 — And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
- Prov 13:23 — Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
- Prov 17:24 — Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
- Prov 19:16 — He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
- Rom 13:5 — Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.