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Ecclesiastes 8 – King James Version (KJV)

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Ecc 8:1 - Who^H4310 is as the wise^H2450 man? and who^H4310 knoweth^H3045 the interpretation^H6592 of a thing?^H1697 a man's^H120 wisdom^H2451 maketh^H215^➔ his face^H6440 to shine,^➔^H215 and the boldness^H5797 of his face^H6440 shall be changed.^H8132

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Ecc 8:2 - I^H589 counsel thee to keep^H8104 the king's^H4428 commandment,^H6310 and^H5921^➔ that in^➔^H5921 regard^H1700 of the oath^H7621 of God.^H430

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:3

Ecc 8:3 - Be^H926^➔ not^H408 hasty^➔^H926 to go out^H3212 of his sight:^H6440 stand^H5975 not^H408 in an^H1697^➔ evil^H7451 thing;^➔^H1697 for^H3588 he doeth^H6213 whatsoever^H3605^H834 pleaseth him.^H2654

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Ecc 8:4 - Where^H834 the word^H1697 of a king^H4428 is, there is power:^H7983 and who^H4310 may say^H559 unto him, What^H4100 doest thou?^H6213

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Ecc 8:5 - Whoso keepeth^H8104 the commandment^H4687 shall feel^H3045 no^H3808 evil^H7451 thing:^H1697 and^H6256^➔ a wise man's^H2450 heart^H3820 discerneth^H3045 both time^➔^H6256 and judgment.^H4941

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:6

Ecc 8:6 - Because^H3588 to every^H3605 purpose^H2656 there is^H3426 time^H6256 and judgment,^H4941 therefore^H3588 the misery^H7451 of man^H120 is great^H7227 upon him.^H5921

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:7

Ecc 8:7 - For^H3588 he^H369^➔ knoweth^H3045 not^➔^H369 that which^H4100 shall be:^H1961 for^H3588 who^H4310 can tell^H5046 him when^H834 it shall be?^H1961

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:8

Ecc 8:8 - There is no^H369 man^H120 that hath power^H7989 over the spirit^H7307 to retain^H3607 the spirit;^H7307 neither^H369 hath he power^H7983 in the day^H3117 of death:^H4194 and^H369^➔ there is no^➔^H369 discharge^H4917 in that war;^H4421 neither^H3808 shall^H4422^➔ wickedness^H7562 deliver^➔^H4422 those that are given to it.^H1167

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Ecc 8:9 - All^H3605 this^H2088 have I seen,^H7200 and applied^H5414 my heart^H3820 unto every^H3605 work^H4639 that^H834 is done^H6213 under^H8478 the sun:^H8121 there is a time^H6256 wherein^H834 one man^H120 ruleth^H7980 over another^H120 to^H7451^➔ his own hurt.^➔^H7451

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Ecc 8:10 - And so^H3651 I saw^H7200 the wicked^H7563 buried,^H6912 who had come^H935 and^H4725^➔ gone^H1980 from the place^➔^H4725 of the holy,^H6918 and they were forgotten^H7911 in the city^H5892 where^H834 they had^H6213^➔ so^H3651 done:^➔^H6213 this^H2088 is also^H1571 vanity.^H1892

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Ecc 8:11 - Because^H834 sentence^H6599 against an^H4639^➔ evil^H7451 work^➔^H4639 is^H6213^➔ not^H369 executed^➔^H6213 speedily,^H4120 therefore^H5921^H3651 the heart^H3820 of the sons^H1121 of men^H120 is fully set^H4390 in them to do^H6213 evil.^H7451

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Ecc 8:12 - Though^H834 a sinner^H2398 do^H6213 evil^H7451 an hundred times,^H3967 and^H748^➔ his days be prolonged,^➔^H748 yet^H3588 surely^H1571 I^H589 know^H3045 that^H834 it shall be^H1961 well^H2896 with them that fear^H3372 God,^H430 which^H834 fear^H3372 before him:^H6440

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:13

Ecc 8:13 - But^H2896^➔ it shall^H1961^➔ not^H3808 be^➔^H1961 well^➔^H2896 with the wicked,^H7563 neither^H3808 shall he prolong^H748 his days,^H3117 which are as a shadow;^H6738 because^H834 he^H369^➔ feareth^H3373 not^➔^H369 before^H6440 God.^H430

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:14

Ecc 8:14 - There is^H3426 a vanity^H1892 which^H834 is done^H6213 upon^H5921 the earth;^H776 that^H834 there be^H3426 just^H6662 men, unto whom^H834 it happeneth^H5060 according^H413 to the work^H4639 of the wicked;^H7563 again, there be^H3426 wicked^H7563 men, to whom it happeneth^H5060 according^H413 to the work^H4639 of the righteous:^H6662 I said^H559 that^H1571^➔ this^H2088 also^➔^H1571 is vanity.^H1892

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:15

Ecc 8:15 - Then^H7623^➔ I^H589 commended^➔^H7623 mirth,^H8057 because^H834 a man^H120 hath^H2896^➔ no^H369 better thing^➔^H2896 under^H8478 the sun,^H8121 than^H3588^H518 to eat,^H398 and to drink,^H8354 and to be merry:^H8055 for that^H1931 shall abide with him^H3867 of his labour^H5999 the days^H3117 of his life,^H2416 which^H834 God^H430 giveth^H5414 him under^H8478 the sun.^H8121

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Ecc 8:16 - When^H834 I applied^H5414 mine heart^H3820 to know^H3045 wisdom,^H2451 and to see^H7200 the business^H6045 that^H834 is done^H6213 upon^H5921 the earth:^H776 (for^H3588 also^H1571 there is that neither^H369 day^H3117 nor night^H3915 seeth^H7200 sleep^H8142 with his eyes:)^H5869

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Ecc 8:17 - Then I beheld^H7200 all^H3605 the work^H4639 of God,^H430 that^H3588 a man^H120 cannot^H3808^H3201 find out^H4672 the work^H4639 that^H834 is done^H6213 under^H8478 the sun:^H8121 because^H834 though^H7945 a man^H120 labour^H5998 to seek^H1245^➔ it out,^➔^H1245 yet^H3808^➔ he shall^H4672^➔ not^➔^H3808 find^➔^H4672 it; yea further;^H1571 though^H518 a wise^H2450 man think^H559 to know^H3045 it, yet^H3808^➔ shall he^H3201^➔ not^➔^H3808 be able^➔^H3201 to find^H4672 it.

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