Ecclesiastes 8:5
King James Version (KJV)
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
In context
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.
7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Ecclesiastes 8:5 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
- WEB World English Bible
- Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.
- WBS Webster Bible
- He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.