5Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.


In Context

2 I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

3 Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

4 Where the word of a king is power is, and who saith to him, 'What dost thou?'

5 Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.

6 For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.

7 For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him?

Ecclesiastes 8:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:5He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoever keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment.