Ecclesiastes 10:19
Meate maketh men to laugh, and wine maketh them merie: but vnto money are all thinges obedient.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
In Context
18Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house.
Cross References
Genesis 43:34And he sent rewardes vnto them from before him selfe: but Beniamins part was fiue times so muche as any of theirs: and they dronke, and were made mery with him.
Judges 14:10And so his father went downe vnto the woman, and Samson made there a feast: for so vsed the younge men to do.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:17-20
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17 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! 18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse… Read the whole commentary →