Ecclesiastes 8:2

¹ Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.

³ Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

⁴ For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
KJV: I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
WEB: I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
ASV: I [counsel thee], Keep the king`s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
DARBY: I [say], Keep the king's commandment, and [that] on account of the oath of God.
BLB: I [say]: The mouth of a king you must keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

ÅB: Jeg sier: Akt på kongens bud, og det for den eds skyld som du har svoret ved Gud!
OTB: Jeg råder deg til å holde kongens befaling på grunn av eden avlagt for Gud.
B1930: Jeg sier: Akt på kongens bud, og det for den eds skyld som du har svoret ved Gud!

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1 Peter 2:13–17
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1 Kings 2:43
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Romans 13:1–5
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Exodus 22:11
an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
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2 Samuel 21:7
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Ezekiel 17:13–20
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