Ecclesiastes 10:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:11

If my father put a hard yoke on you, I will make it harder: my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give you blows with snakes.

2 Chronicles 13:7

And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back.

2 Chronicles 36:11

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years.

2 Chronicles 36:2

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months.

2 Chronicles 36:5

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 36:9

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months and ten days, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Proverbs 28:16

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

Ecclesiastes 10:15

The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

Isaiah 3:12

As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.

Jeremiah 21:12

O family of David, this is what the Lord has said: Do what is right in the morning, and make free from the hands of the cruel one him whose goods have been violently taken away, or my wrath will go out like fire, burning so that no one may put it out, because of the evil of your doings.