Ecclesiastes 8:5

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

Cross References (19)

  • Hebrews 5:14 (6)

    But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

  • 1 Peter 3:13–14 (5)

    Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

  • Philippians 1:9–10 (5)

    And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

  • 1 Chronicles 12:32 (4)

    From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their c

  • Acts 4:19 (4)

    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

  • Romans 13:5–7 (4)

    Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

  • Luke 20:25 (4)

    So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

  • Ecclesiastes 10:2 (3)

    A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:14 (3)

    The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes th

  • Luke 12:56–57 (3)

    You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the p

  • Hosea 5:11 (3)

    Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

  • Acts 5:29 (3)

    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

  • Proverbs 17:24 (3)

    Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

  • Exodus 1:17 (3)

    The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.

  • 1 Corinthians 2:14–15 (3)

    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he can

  • Ecclesiastes 8:2 (3)

    Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.

  • Exodus 1:20–21 (2)

    So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.

  • Colossians 1:9 (2)

    For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with t

  • Psalms 119:6 (1)

    Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.