Ecclesiastes 10:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Happy art thou, O land, When thy king `is' a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 31:4-5 : 4 Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink. 5 Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
  • Eccl 10:6-7 : 6 He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit. 7 I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.
  • Isa 5:11 : 11 Wo `to' those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!
  • Jer 30:21 : 21 And his honourable one hath been of himself, And his ruler from his midst goeth forth, And I have caused him to draw near, And he hath drawn nigh unto Me, For who `is' he who hath pledged his heart To draw nigh unto Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
  • Deut 14:26 : 26 and thou hast given the money for any thing which thy soul desireth, for oxen, and for sheep, and for wine, and for strong drink, and for any thing which thy soul asketh, and thou hast eaten there before Jehovah thy God, and thou hast rejoiced, thou and thy house.
  • Prov 28:2-3 : 2 By the transgression of a land many `are' its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged. 3 A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, `Is' a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

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  • Eccl 10:16
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    16Wo to thee, O land, when thy king `is' a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.

  • Prov 31:4-6
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    76%

    4Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

    5Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

    6Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

  • Prov 3:10
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    10And filled are thy barns `with' plenty, And `with' new wine thy presses break forth.

  • Eccl 10:18-19
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    18By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

    19For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.

  • Prov 30:22
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    22For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

  • Deut 8:10
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    10and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied, and hast blessed Jehovah thy God, on the good land which he hath given to thee.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

  • Prov 28:2
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    2By the transgression of a land many `are' its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.

  • Jer 22:15
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    15Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father -- did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then `it is' well with him.

  • Prov 23:20-21
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    71%

    20Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

    21For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

  • Prov 29:2
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    2In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.

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    2The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy `art' thou, and good `is' to thee.

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    6Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

    7For better `that' he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than `that' he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

  • 1 Kgs 10:8
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    8O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!

  • Jer 13:13
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    13And thou hast said unto them, `Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am filling all the inhabitants of this land, And the kings who sit for David on his throne, And the priests, and the prophets, And all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, `With' drunkenness,

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    1Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.

  • Prov 23:1
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    1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which `is' before thee,

  • Job 3:14-15
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    14With kings and counsellors of earth, These building wastes for themselves.

    15Or with princes -- they have gold, They are filling their houses `with' silver.

  • Hos 7:5
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    5A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves `with' the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15Wo `to' him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness.

  • Prov 16:13
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    13The delight of kings `are' righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,

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    7Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

  • Eccl 10:7
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    7I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.

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    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.

  • Deut 8:12
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    12lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited;

  • Zech 9:17
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    17For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins -- make fruitful!

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    9And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.

  • Ps 104:15
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    15And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

  • Deut 17:14
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    14`When thou comest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, and hast possessed it, and dwelt in it, and thou hast said, Let me set over me a king like all the nations which `are' round about me, --

  • Prov 20:1
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    1Wine `is' a scorner -- strong drink `is' noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

  • Isa 5:22
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    22Wo `to' the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28In the multitude of a people `is' the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

  • Isa 21:5
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    5Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,

  • Amos 5:11
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    11Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

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    16A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

  • Prov 21:17
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    17Whoso `is' loving mirth `is' a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Wo `to' those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

  • Deut 6:11
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    11and houses full of all good things which thou hast not filled, and wells digged which thou hast not digged, vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied;

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    7Thou hast given joy in my heart, From the time their corn and their wine Have been multiplied.

  • Jer 16:8
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    8A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink,

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    3By feet trodden down is the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,

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    10And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,