Ecclesiastes 10:17

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

Isaiah 5:11

Woe to you who rise up in the morning to pursue drunkenness, and to drink even until evening, so as to be inflamed with wine.

Jeremiah 30:21

And their ruler will one of their own. And their prince will be led forward from their midst. And I will draw him near, and he will cling to me. For who is the one who applies his heart, so that he may draw near to me, says the Lord?

Deuteronomy 14:26

And you shall buy with the same money whatever pleases you, either from the herds or from the sheep, and also wine and liquor, and all that your soul desires. And you shall eat in the sight of the Lord your God, and you shall feast: you and your household.