Ecclesiastes 10:17

Wisdom Better than Folly

¹⁷ Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
And your _m princes feast at the proper time -
For strength and not for drunkenness!

Cross References
Proverbs 31:4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes intoxicating drink.
Isaiah 5:11
Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ecclesiastes 10:17

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Strong's Concordance

Ecclesiastes 10:17

BlessedH835 art thou, O land,H776 when thy kingH4428 is the sonH1121 of nobles,H2715 and thy princesH8269 eatH398 in due season,H6256 for strength,H1369 and not for drunkenness!H8358

Notes

Ecclesiastes 10:17

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, And your princes feast at the proper time - For strength and not for drunkenness!

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