Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Happy (fortunate and to be envied) are you, O land, when your king is a free man and of noble birth and character and when your officials feast at the proper time–for strength and not for drunkenness! [Isa. 32:8.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Happy 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!

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Happy is the land whose king is dignified and whose princes feast at the right time for energy, not for drunkenness.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Blessed is the land whose king is noble, and whose princes eat at the proper time, for refreshment and not for self-indulgence.

Ecclesiastes 10:17 Cross References

Isaiah 5:11

Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of beer, who linger into the evening, inflamed by wine.

Jeremiah 30:21

Jacob’s leader will be one of them; his ruler will issue from him. I will invite him to me, and he will approach me, for who would otherwise risk his life to approach me? This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Deuteronomy 14:26

You may spend the silver on anything you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, beer, or anything you desire. You are to feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your family.