Ecclesiastes 10:17 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:17

17: Happy is the land whose king is a nobleman and whose leaders feast only to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

Proverbs 31:4

  1. And it is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave liquor.
  2. For if they drink, they may forget their duties and be unable to give justice to those who are oppressed.

Proverbs 28:2

  1. When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But with wise and knowledgeable leaders, there is stability.
  2. A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

Deuteronomy 14:26

  1. When you arrive, use the money to buy anything you want--an ox, a sheep, some wine, or beer. Then feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and celebrate with your household.

Jeremiah 30:21

  1. They will have their own ruler again, and he will not be a foreigner. I will invite him to approach me, says the LORD, for who would dare to come unless invited?

Ecclesiastes 10:6

  1. if they give foolish people great authority, and if they fail to give people of proven worth their rightful place of dignity.
  2. I have even seen servants riding like princes--and princes walking like servants.

Isaiah 5:11

  1. Destruction is certain for you who get up early to begin long drinking bouts that last late into the night.
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