Ecclesiastes 8:5

Hebrew	שׁוֹמֵ֣רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 מִצְוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵדַ֖ע דָּבָ֣ר רָ֑ע וְעֵ֣ת וּמִשְׁפָּ֔ט יֵדַ֖ע לֵ֥בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… חָכָֽם
ESV	Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.
NIV	Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
NLT	Those who obey him will not be punished. Those who are wise will find a time and a way to do what is right,
LXX	ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ φυλάσσων ἐντολὴν οὐ γνώσεται ῥῆμα πονηρόν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” καιρὸν κρίσεως γινώσκει καρδία σοφοῦ
KJV	Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

^{Ecclesiastes 8:4 ← Ecclesiastes 8:5 → Ecclesiastes 8:6}

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