Ecclesiastes
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10:19
“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10:19 Context
16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17Blessed 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! 18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
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Other Translations
¶ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
{Men} prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
- American Standard Version (1901)
A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.
- Basic English Bible
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything.
- Darby Bible
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
- Webster's Bible
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
- World English Bible
For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
{Men} prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
- American Standard Version (1901)
A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.
- Basic English Bible
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything.
- Darby Bible
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
- Webster's Bible
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
- World English Bible
For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 10:19
10:17 Nobles - Not so much by birth, as by their noble dispositions.
10:20 Thy thought - In the most secret manner. The rich - Princes or governors. A bird - The king will hear of it by unknown and unsuspected hands, as if a bird had heard and carried the report of it.