| Ecclesiastes 10:19 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A meal is made for laughter, and wine makes life pleasant, but money is the answer for everything.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. |
| ASV: | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things. |
| BBE: | A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted. |
| DBY: | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything. |
| ERV: | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life: and money answereth all things. |
| JPS: | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things. |
| WBS: | A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. |
| WEB: | A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things. |
| YLT: | For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:19 Cross References |
| XREF: | Judges 9:13 "But the vine said to them, 'Shall I leave my new wine, which cheers God and men, and go to wave over the trees?'
Psalm 104:15 And wine which makes man's heart glad, So that he may make his face glisten with oil, And food which sustains man's heart.
Ecclesiastes 2:3 I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| MHC: | 10:16-20 The happiness of a land depends on the character of its rulers. The people cannot be happy when their princes are childish, and lovers of pleasure. Slothfulness is of ill consequence both to private and public affairs. Money, of itself, will neither feed nor clothe, though it answers the occasions of this present life, as what is to be had, may generally be had for money. But the soul, as it is not redeemed, so it is not maintained with corruptible things, as silver and gold. God sees what men do, and hears what they say in secret; and, when he pleases, brings it to light by strange and unsuspected ways. If there be hazard in secret thoughts and whispers against earthly rulers, what must be the peril from every deed, word, or thought of rebellion against the King of kings, and Lord of lords! He seeth in secret. His ear is ever open. Sinner! curse not THIS KING in thy inmost thought. Your curses cannot affect Him; but his curse, coming down upon you, will sink you to the lowest hell. |
| CONC: | Answereth Answers Bread Enjoyment Feast Glad Gladdens Heart Joyful Laughing Laughter Makes Maketh Making Meal Merry Mirth Money Prepare Silver Wasted Wine |
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