Ecclesiastes 10:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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  • Prov 31:4-5 : 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to crave strong drink. 5 Lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
  • Eccl 10:6-7 : 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
  • Isa 5:11 : 11 Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who continue until night, till wine inflames them!
  • Jer 30:21 : 21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall come from among them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach me: for who is he who devoted his heart to approach me? says the LORD.
  • Deut 14:26 : 26 And you shall spend the money for whatever your soul desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul desires: and you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household,
  • Prov 28:2-3 : 2 For the transgression of a land, many are its princes; but by a person of understanding and knowledge, its state will be prolonged. 3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain that leaves no food.

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    16Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!

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    4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to crave strong drink.

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    6Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those of heavy hearts.

  • Prov 3:10
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    10So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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    18By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

    19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things.

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    22For a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he is filled with food;

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    10When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which he has given you.

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    10Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

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    2For the transgression of a land, many are its princes; but by a person of understanding and knowledge, its state will be prolonged.

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    15Shall you reign, because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

  • Prov 23:20-21
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    20Do not be among winebibbers, among gluttonous eaters of meat:

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    2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people mourn.

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    2For you shall eat the labor of your hands; happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

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    7Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a prince.

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    8Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

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    14With kings and counselors of the earth, who built ruins for themselves;

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