Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation But a country is fortunate to have a king who makes his own decisions and leaders who eat at the proper time, who control themselves and don't get drunk. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness. when Ecclesiastes 10:6,7 A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath. . . . Proverbs 28:2,3 For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged. . . . Jeremiah 30:21 And their leader shall be of themselves: and their prince shall come forth from the midst of them: and I will bring him near, and he shall come to me: for who is this that setteth his heart to approach to me, saith the Lord? and thy Proverbs 31:4,5 Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth: . . . Context Wisdom and Folly…16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning. 17Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.18By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.… Cross References Proverbs 31:4 Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth: Isaiah 5:11 Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness, and to drink in the evening, to be inflamed with wine. Additional Translations Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—to be strong rather than to become drunk.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!Happy 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! Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed. Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in [due] season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! Happy 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! 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! Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! 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. Jump to Previous Appropriate Blessed Chiefs Drunkenness Due Eat Feast Feasting Food Free Freemen Happy Nobility Noble Nobles Princes Proper Right Ruler Season Strength TimeJump to Next Appropriate Blessed Chiefs Drunkenness Due Eat Feast Feasting Food Free Freemen Happy Nobility Noble Nobles Princes Proper Right Ruler Season Strength TimeLinks Ecclesiastes 10:17 NIVEcclesiastes 10:17 NLT Ecclesiastes 10:17 ESV Ecclesiastes 10:17 NASB Ecclesiastes 10:17 KJV Ecclesiastes 10:17 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 10:17 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 10:17 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 10:17 French Bible Ecclesiastes 10:17 German Bible Alphabetical: a and appropriate are at birth Blessed drunkenness eat for is king land nobility noble not O of princes proper strength the time time-for whose you OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 10:17 Happy are you land when your king (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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