Ecclesiastes 8:3

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Siangpahrang hmaa hoi karangah tacawt hmah; kasae hmuen sak hanah angdoe haih hmah; anih loe a koeh baktiah sah tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A mikhmuh lamloh na caeh vaengah let boeh. Boethae ol dongah pai boeh. A cungkuem te a ngaih bangla a saii bitni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A mikhmuh lamloh na caeh vaengah let boeh. Boethae ol dongah pai boeh. A cungkuem te a ngaih bangla a saii bitni.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Mai wikiwiki oe i kou hele ana mai kona alo aku: mai kupaa oe ma ka mea ino; no ka mea, ke hana la ia i na mea a pau loa ana i makemake ai.

English Berean Standard Bible

Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pa prese wete kò ou devan li, pa pèsiste nan move pant lan, paske li ka fè ou sa li vle.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ne festines recedere a facie ejus, neque permaneas in opere malo: quia omne quod voluerit faciet.

Bible in Basic English

Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ne te presse pas de t’en aller de devant lui ; ne persévère point dans une chose mauvaise ; car tout ce qu’il lui plaît, il le fait ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nepospíchej odjíti od tváři jeho, aniž trvej v zpouře; nebo cožť by koli chtěl, učinil by.

Kosraean Bible

Tokosra el ku in oru kutena ma el lungse, ke ma inge fahsr liki yen el muta we, ac nimet muta in acn sensen se inge.

World Portuguese Bible

Não se apresse em sair da presença dele. Não persista em uma coisa má, pois ele faz tudo o que lhe agrada,

Romanian BTF Bible

Nu te grăbi să pleci dinaintea lui; nu stărui într-un lucru rău, fiindcă el face orice îi place.

Brenton English Septuagint

Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatsoever he shall please,

Burmese Common Language Bible

သမ္မာသတိလစ်၍ အထံတော်မှမထွက်နှင့်။ မကောင်းသောအမှုကို မဆွဲမကိုင်နှင့်။ အလိုတော်ရှိသည် အတိုင်း စီရင်တော်မူမည်။

Darby Translation

Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Übereile dich nicht, von ihm wegzugehen, laß dich nicht ein in eine böse Sache, denn er tut alles, was er will;

Dutch Bible 1917

Haast u niet weg te gaan van zijn aangezicht; blijf niet staande in een kwade zaak; want al wat hem lust, doet hij.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Val niet roekeloos van hem af, En laat u niet in met gevaarlijke zaken. Want de koning doet, wat hij wil; Zijn woord is oppermachtig;

Italian Diodati Bible

Non affrettarti a partirti dal suo cospetto ; ed anche non presentarti a lui con qualche cosa malvagia; perciocchè egli farà tutto quello che gli piacerà.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him:

Geneva Bible 1599

Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

Noyes Bible

Be not in haste to depart from his presence; persist not in an evil thing; for whatever pleaseth him, that he doeth.

Danish Bible 1931

Gå bort fra hans Åsyn og bliv ikke stående, når Sagen står slet; thi han kan gøre alt, hvad han vil.

Leeser Tanakh

Be not hasty to go out of his presence; engage not in an evil thing; for whatsoever pleaseth him, can he do;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Chớ vội lui ra khỏi trước mặt người; đừng ghì mài trong sự ác, vì vua làm điều chi đẹp lòng mình.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

Revised West Version

‌ʻOua naʻa ʻalu atu fakavave ʻi hono ʻao: ʻoua naʻa ke kau ʻi ha meʻa kovi; he ʻoku fai ʻe ia ʻa ʻene faʻiteliha.

French Ostervald Bible

Ne te hâte point de te retirer de devant sa face, et ne persévère point dans une chose mauvaise; car il fait tout ce qui lui plaît.

Esperanto Bible

Ne rapidu foriri de antaŭ li, kaj ne estu persistema en malbona afero; ĉar ĉion, kion li volos, li povos fari.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

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,

German Luther Bible 1912

Eile nicht zu gehen von seinem Angesicht, und bleibe nicht in böser Sache; denn er tut, was er will.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Be not hasty; you shall go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatever he shall please,

British English Septuagint 2012

Be not hasty; you shall go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatever he shall please,

Majority Standard BIble

Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

Webster Bible

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Non t’affrettare ad allontanarti dalla sua presenza, e non persistere in una cosa cattiva; poich’egli può fare tutto quello che gli piace,

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ne te hâte pas de t'éloigner de sa présence. Ne persiste pas dans une mauvaise cause, car il fait tout ce qui lui plaît,

Reina Valera 1909

No te apresures á irte de delante de él, ni en cosa mala persistas; porque él hará todo lo que quisiere:

Spanish BLL

No te apresures a salir de su presencia, ni te metas en problemas, porque el rey hace lo que le place.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

No te apresures a irte de su presencia, ni te empeñes en cosa mala; porque él hace todo lo que quiere.

Croatian Bible

Ne nagli da je prekršiš: ne budi tvrdoglav kad razlog nije dobar, jer on čini kako mu odgovara.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ne budi brz da odeš ispred njega; ne stoj u zloj stvari, jer će učiniti šta god hoće.

German Textbibel

Übereile dich nicht, von ihm wegzugehen; laß dich nicht in bösen Handel ein. Denn alles, was ihm beliebt, thut er,

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: Stand not in an evil matter; For he will do whatsoever he shall please,

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אַל־תִּבָּהֵ֤ל מִפָּנָיו֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּדָבָ֣ר רָ֑ע כִּ֛י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַחְפֹּ֖ץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃