Ecclesiastes 8:4
King James Version (KJV)
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
In context
2 I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
Ecclesiastes 8:4 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
- WEB World English Bible
- for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Where the word of a king [is] power [is], and who saith to him, 'What dost thou?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
- WBS Webster Bible
- Where the word of a king is , there is power: and who may say to him, what doest thou?