Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
Cross References
Genesis 47:9"My travels have lasted 130 years," Jacob replied. "My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers."
Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler's temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
Treasury of Scripture
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him.
not hasty
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
stand
1 Kings 1:50-52
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar…
1 Kings 2:21-24
And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife…
Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
for
Proverbs 16:14,15
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it…
Proverbs 30:31
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
