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Ecclesiastes 10:19

A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkfor laughterH7814 →
עֹשִׂ֣ים'o.Sim[people are] makingH6213 →
לֶ֔חֶםLe.chemfoodH3899 →
וְיַ֖יִןve.Ya.yinand wineH3196 →
יְשַׂמַּ֣חye.sa.Machit makes gladH8055 →
חַיִּ֑יםchai.YimlifeH2416 →
וְהַכֶּ֖סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefand <the> moneyH3701 →
יַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.Nehit answersH6030 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַכֹּֽל׃ha.Kol<the> everythingH3605 →

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Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.Proverbs 21:20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.Philippians 4:15–19And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.Ecclesiastes 2:1–2I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.Ecclesiastes 7:11–12Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.Isaiah 23:18Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.1 Peter 4:3For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.Isaiah 24:11In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land.John 2:3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”Ruth 3:7After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.Daniel 5:1–12Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.Matthew 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”Ecclesiastes 7:2–6It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.Acts 2:45Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.Matthew 17:27“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”Ephesians 5:18–19Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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