Ecclesiastes 10:17
Blessed are you, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
16Woe to you, O city, whose king is young, and your princes eat in the morning!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:26And you shall give the money for whatever your soul shall desire, for oxen or for sheep, or for wine, or you shall lay it out on strong drink, or on whatever your soul may desire, and you shall eat there before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice and your house,
Proverbs 31:4Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:
Isaiah 5:11Woe to them that rise up in the morning, and follow strong drink; who wait at it till evening: for the wine shall inflame them.
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 →