Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money. feast Ecclesiastes 2:1,2 I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity. . . . Ecclesiastes 7:2-6 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come. . . . Genesis 43:34 Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him. Daniel 5:1 Baltasar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and every one drank according to his age. 1 Peter 4:3 For the time past is sufficient to have fulfilled the will of the Gentiles, for them who have walked in riotousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings and unlawful worshipping of idols. and wine Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go then, and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness: because thy works please God. Psalm 104:15 And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart. Isaiah 24:11 There shall be a crying for wine in the streets: all mirth is forsaken: the joy of the earth is gone away. 1 Samuel 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king: and Nabal's heart was merry, for he was very drunk: and she told him nothing less or more until morning. 2 Samuel 13:28 And Absalom had commanded his servants, saying: Take notice when Ammon shall be drunk with wine, and when I shall say to you: Strike him, and kill him, fear not: for it is I that command you: take courage, and be valiant men. Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thy rest: eat, drink, make good cheer. Ephesians 5:18,19 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury: but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit, . . . Ecclesiastes 7:11,12 Wisdom with riches is more profitable, and bringeth more advantage to them that see the sun. . . . 1 Chronicles 21:24 And king David said to him: It shall not be so, but I will give thee money as much as it is worth: for I must not take it from thee, and so offer to the Lord holocausts free cost. 1 Chronicles 29:2 And I with all my ability have prepared the expenses for the house of my God. Gold for vessels of gold, and silver for vessels of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, and stones like alabaster, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble of Paros in great abundance. 2 Chronicles 24:11-14 And when it was time to bring the chest before the king by the hands of the Levites, (for they saw there was much money,) the king's scribe, and he whom the high priest had appointed went in: and they poured out the money that was in the chest: and they carried back the chest to its place: and thus they did from day to day, and there was gathered an immense sum of money. . . . Ezra 1:6 And all they that were round about, helped their hands with vessels of silver, and gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with furniture, besides what they had offered on their own accord. Ezra 7:15-18 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle is in Jerusalem. . . . Nehemiah 5:8 And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles: and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer. Psalm 112:9 He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory. Isaiah 23:18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be sanctified to the Lord: they shall not be kept in store, nor laid up: for her merchandise shall be for them that shall dwell before the Lord, that they may eat unto fulness, and be clothed for a continuance. Philippians 4:15-19 And you also know, O Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but you only. . . . 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy) . . . Context Wisdom and Folly…18By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through. 19For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.20Detract not the king, no not in thy thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in thy private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry thy voice, and he that hath wings will tell what thou hast said.… Cross References Judges 9:13 And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees? Psalm 104:15 And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart. Ecclesiastes 2:3 I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life. Ecclesiastes 7:12 For as wisdom is a defence, so money is a defence: but learning and wisdom excel in this, that they give life to him that possesseth them. Lexicon A feastלֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain is prepared עֹשִׂ֣ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make for laughter, לִשְׂחוֹק֙ (liś·ḥō·wq) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7814: Laughter, derision, sport and wine וְיַ֖יִן (wə·ya·yin) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3196: Wine, intoxication makes life חַיִּ֑ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life merry, יְשַׂמַּ֣ח (yə·śam·maḥ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome but money וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף (wə·hak·ke·sep̄) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money is the answer יַעֲנֶ֥ה (ya·‘ă·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6030: To answer, respond for everything. הַכֹּֽל׃ (hak·kōl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every Additional Translations A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things. A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things. Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience. A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything. A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life: and money answereth all things. A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things. For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all. 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