TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Ecclesiastes›Ecclesiastes 8›Ecclesiastes 8:13
Ecclesiastes 8:13 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 8 · verse 13
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.Ecclesiastes 8:13 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 8:13 in context
11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
13But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prolongʼârakto be longH748 →
- fearethyârêʼfearingH3373 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- shadowtsêlshade, whether literal or figurativeH6738 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- wellṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Solomon, in the beginning of the chapter, had warned us against having any thing to do with seditious subjects; here, in these verses, he encourages us, in reference to the mischief of tyrannical and oppressive rulers, such as he had complained of before, Ecc 3:16; Ecc 4:1. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-13