Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
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Gill's Exposition
Be not hasty to go out of his sight,.... But of the sight of the King of kings. Do not think to hide thyself from him, for there is no fleeing from his presence, Psa 139:7; it is best, when under some…
Barnes' Notes
Stand not ... - i. e., “Do not persist in rebellion.”
Here is, I. An encomium of wisdom (Ecc 8:1), that is, of true piety, guided in all its exercises by prudence and discretion. The wise man is the good man, that knows God and glorifies him, knows…
Cambridge Bible
Be not hasty to go out of his sight The phrase is explained by Gen 4:16; Hos 11:2 as implying flight or desertion. Such a flight the Teacher looks on as an act of impatient unwisdom. It is better to…
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