Ecclesiastes 10:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 10:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 10:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things. ”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything. ”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They prepare bread for laughter, and wine comforteth the liuing, but siluer answereth to all.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:19 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10

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.

20 Curse 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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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:19 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 10:19 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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