Ecclesiastes 8:3
“Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Be not hasty to go out of his sight,.... But of the sight of the King of kings. Do not think to hide thyself from him,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Stand not ... - i. e., “Do not persist in rebellion.”
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 8:1-5
Here is, I. An encomium of wisdom (Ecc 8:1), that is, of true piety, guided in all its exercises by prudence and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Be not hasty to go out of his sight The phrase is explained by Gen 4:16; Hos 11:2 as implying flight or desertion. Such…
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