Ecclesiastes 10:17 · KJV
“Blessed {art} thou, O land, when thy king {is} the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!”
— Ecclesiastes 10:17
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king {is} a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Ecclesiastes 10 — Context
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king {is} a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17Blessed {art} thou, O land, when thy king {is} the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all {things}. {maketh...: Heb. maketh glad the life}
Cross References
Proverbs 31:4-5
{It is} not for kings, O Lemuel, {it is} not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Jeremiah 30:21
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who {is} this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
Proverbs 28:2-3
For the transgression of a land many {are} the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding {and} knowledge the state {thereof} shall be prolonged. {by...: or, by men of understanding and wisdom shall they likewise be prolonged}
Ecclesiastes 10:6-7
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. {in great...: Heb. in great heights}
Isaiah 5:11
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, {that} they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, {till} wine inflame them! {inflame: of, pursue}
Deuteronomy 14:26
And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, {desireth: Heb. asketh of thee}
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