Verse 17

But well is thee O thou lande, whose kyng is come of nobles, and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie, and not for lust.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 31:4-5 : 4 O Lamuel, it is not for kynges, it is not I say for kynges to drynke wine, nor princes strong drynke. 5 Lest they by drnkyng forget the lawe, and peruert the iudgement of all poore mens children.
  • Eccl 10:6-7 : 6 in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath. 7 I haue seene seruauntes ride vpon horses, and princes goyng vpon their feete as it were seruauntes.
  • Isa 5:11 : 11 Wo be vnto them that rise vp early to folowe drunkennesse, continuyng vntyll nyght, tyll they be set on fire with wine.
  • Jer 30:21 : 21 A captayne also shall come of them, and a prince shall spryng out from the middest of them, hym wyll I chalenge to my selfe, and he shall come vnto me: For what is he that geueth ouer his heart to come vnto me, saith the Lorde?
  • Deut 14:26 : 26 And thou shalt bestowe that money for whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth after, for oxen and sheepe, wine and strong drinke, and for whatsoeuer thy soule desireth: and thou shalt eate there before the Lorde thy God, and be merie, both thou and thyne housholde.
  • Prov 28:2-3 : 2 For the wickednes of the lande, the prince is oft chaunged: but thorowe a man of vnderstanding and wysdome, a realme endureth long. 3 One poore man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rayne that destroyeth the fruite.