Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
He says this, lest the sinner should abuse the statement (Ecclesiastes 7:15), "A wicked man prolongeth his life."
before him—literally, "at His presence"; reverently serve Him, realizing His continual presence.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 8:12:
Job 21:7
Ecclesiastes 7:15
Ecclesiastes 8:13
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Isaiah 3:11
Isaiah 18:4
Jeremiah 18:23
Jeremiah 44:17
Hosea 12:8
Amos 6:3
Malachi 3:6
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