What does Ecclesiastes 8:5 mean?

Ecclesiastes 8:5 highlights themes such as obedience, discernment, wisdom when read in context.

How should I apply Ecclesiastes 8:5 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

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

6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

7For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

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Proverbs 2:1-5
Proverbs discusses the value of wisdom and understanding, similar to the discernment mentioned in Ecclesiastes.
John 14:15
Jesus speaks about keeping commandments, paralleling the theme of obedience in this verse.
Romans 8:28
This verse reassures that God works for the good of those who love Him, reflecting the protection mentioned in Ecclesiastes.