Ecclesiastes 8:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?”
Ecclesiastes 8:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 8:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 8:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?””
Ecclesiastes 8:4 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?”
Ecclesiastes 8:4 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 8:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Where the word of a king <FI>is<Fi> power <FI>is<Fi> , and who saith to him, `What dost thou?'”
Ecclesiastes 8:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?”
Ecclesiastes 8:4 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?”
Ecclesiastes 8:4 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8
2 Je te dis: Observe les ordres du roi, et cela à cause du serment fait à Dieu.
3 Ne te hâte pas de t’éloigner de lui, et ne persiste pas dans une chose mauvaise: car il peut faire tout ce qui lui plaît,
4 parce que la parole du roi est puissante; et qui lui dira: Que fais-tu?
5 Celui qui observe le commandement ne connaît point de chose mauvaise, et le cœur du sage connaît le temps et le jugement.
6 Car il y a pour toute chose un temps et un jugement, quand le malheur accable l’homme.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 8:4 Mean?
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