Ecclesiastes 8:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 8:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 8:3 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — KJV
“Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.”
— Ecclesiastes 8:3 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 8:3 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 8:3
“When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:3: sight, evil, thing
“Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:3: stand, evil, thing
“But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. queen...: or, frame of heaven victuals: Heb. bread”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:3: evil, thing, whatsoever
“Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:3: sight, evil, doeth
“And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:3: stand, thing, whatsoever
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