Ecclesiastes 10:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Blessed 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!”
Ecclesiastes 10:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 10:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 10:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!”
Ecclesiastes 10:17 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Happy 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! ”
Ecclesiastes 10:17 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 10:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Happy art thou, O land, When thy king <FI>is<Fi> a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.”
Ecclesiastes 10:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in [due] season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! ”
Ecclesiastes 10:17 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in time, for strength and not for drunkennesse.”
Ecclesiastes 10:17 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:17 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10
15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17 Blessed 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!
18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:17 Mean?
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