Ecclesiastes 8:5
“Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing,.... Either the commandment of an earthly king, which should be…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Feel - literally, know. The meaning is, “He who obeys the commandment (i. e., the word of the king, Ecc 8:4), will not…
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
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing The words are once again ambiguous. If the "commandment" is that…
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