Ecclesiastes 10:17

Modern English Version

Happy are you, O land, when your king is from nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Cross References

Isaiah 5:11

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink; who continue late in the evening until wine inflames them!

Jeremiah 30:21

Their leader shall be one of them, and their ruler shall proceed from their midst; and I will cause him to draw near and he will approach Me; for who is this that dares to approach Me? says the Lord.

Deuteronomy 14:26

Then you may spend that money for whatever your heart desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your heart desires, and you may eat there before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household,