Ecclesiastes 10:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A country is in for trouble when its ruler is childish, and its leaders feast all day long.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:11

He made you work hard, but I'll make you work even harder. He punished you with whips, but I'll use whips with pieces of sharp metal!”

2 Chronicles 13:7

Then straight after Rehoboam became king, you and your bunch of worthless followers challenged Rehoboam, who was too young to know how to stop you.

2 Chronicles 36:11

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for eleven years.

2 Chronicles 36:2

He was twenty-three years old at the time, and he ruled only three months from Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:5

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he was appointed king, and he ruled eleven years from Jerusalem. Jehoiakim disobeyed the LORD his God by doing evil.

2 Chronicles 36:9

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled only three months and ten days from Jerusalem. Jehoiachin also disobeyed the LORD by doing evil.

Proverbs 28:16

A heartless leader is a fool, but anyone who refuses to get rich by cheating others will live a long time.

Ecclesiastes 10:15

Fools wear themselves out— they don't know enough to find their way home.

Isaiah 3:12

Though you are God's people, you are ruled and abused by women and children. You are confused by leaders who guide you down the wrong path.