Ecclesiastes 8:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. ”

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Feel - literally, know. The meaning is, “He who obeys the commandment (i. e., the word of the king, Ecclesiastes 8:4 ), will not be an accomplice in any act of rebellion; and if he be a wise man...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both (e) time and judgment. (e) That is, when time is to obey, and how far he should obey.
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Maxims on Wisdom and Government. Ecclesiastes 8:1 . Wisdom (like prayer and self-sacrifice; cf. Luke 9:29 ) transfigures the countenance, it takes the hardness or coarseness out of the face....
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

feel . know. evil . calamity. Hebrew. ra'a'. time and judgment . a time, yea,. judgment time. Figure of speech Hendiadys. App-6.
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Both time and judgment - It is a matter of great importance to be able to discern Whe...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Whoso keepeth the commandment— He that observeth despotic commands, will not discern a wrong order; but the wise man's heart will discern both time and reason: ( Ecclesiastes 8:6 .) For there is...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Shall feel (experience) no evil thing - really and lastingly hurting him. Pre...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Kings'Courts Need Wary Walking 1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God's purpose must be carried out. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen in actual life. God's ways a...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 ; Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 , and Ecclesiastes 8:1-15 IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown th...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life, the preacher sets forth certain deductions. The highest wisdom is submission to things as they are. Who knows anything? he asks. Th...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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) Wh...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing ,.... Either the commandment of an earthly king, which should be kept, when agreeably to the laws of the nation, and not inconsistent with the...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Ver. 5. Whoso keepeth the commandment, ] scil., The king's commandment. He th...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whoso keepeth the commandment Solomon here passes to a new subject; shall feel no evil thing Shall be delivered from those mischiefs which befall the disobedient. A wise man's heart discerneth ,...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Excellence of Wisdom; The Duty of Subjects. 1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a t...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The commandment; either, 1. Of the king, of which he hath hitherto spoken. Or, 2. Of God; for the word , or commandments, or law are oft used emphatically for the word, law , or command of...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Advice With Regard to a Wise Man's Responsibility in Serving the King ( Ecclesiastes 8:1-9 ). We must not interpret these verses without regard to what we know about this king. His instruction wil...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 8:1 . The boldness of his face shall be changed.] Folly, in the form of selfishness, imparts a fierce aspect to the features; but wisdom graces them with a superior...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:19-8 Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but failed to reach it: "I said, I will be...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 8:1 . Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? In the Vulgate these two questions end the seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. Placing them a...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

A wise man’s heart disoerneth both time and judgment. A watchnight meditation Of all seasons of the year the present one inclines us most to thought. If, when the old year is dying, or when the...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 8:1-21 Section 5. There is no use in repining or rebelling; true wisdom counsels obedience to the powers that be , and submission to the dispensations of Providenc...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 12:32 ; 1 Corinthians 2:14 ; 1 Corinthians 2:15 ; 1 Peter 3:13 ; 1 Peter 3:14 ; Acts 4:19 ; Acts 5:29 ; Colossians 1:9 ; Ecclesiastes 10:2 ; Ecclesiastes 2:14 ; Ecclesiastes 8...
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The commandment — Solomon passes to a new subject. Shall feel — Shall be delivered from those mischiefs which befal the disobedient. Discerneth — Both when, and in what manner he must keep the comm...

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes