Ecclesiastes 8:4
“Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 8:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
weil des Königs Wort eine Macht ist, und wer will zu ihm sagen: Was tust du?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Pues la palabra del rey es con potestad, ¿y quién le dirá, Qué haces?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Naquilo que há a palavra do rei, ali há autoridade; e quem lhe dirá: O que estás fazendo?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
A palavra do rei é soberana; então, quem lhe dirá: "O que estás fazendo?"
📖 Ecclesiastes 8:4 in Context
2I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
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