Ecclesiastes 10:19

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 10:19

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all [things].

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WEB

World English Bible

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

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ASV

American Standard Version

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 10

¹⁷ Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

¹⁸ Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

¹⁹ A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

²⁰ Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.

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