Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 8:5

⁵Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever keeps	שׁוֹמֵ֣ר	šō·w·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
his command	מִצְוָ֔ה	miṣ·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4687 commandment
will come to	יֵדַ֖ע	yê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
no	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
harm	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and a wise	חָכָֽם׃	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
heart	לֵ֥ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
knows	יֵדַ֖ע	yê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
the right time	וְעֵ֣ת	wə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
and procedure	וּמִשְׁפָּ֔ט	ū·miš·pāṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.