Ecclesiastes 10:19
“¶ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”
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Ecclesiastes 10:19 Context
17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in due season, for strength, and not for drunkennesse. 18¶ By much slouthfulnesse the building decayeth; and through idlenesse 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 bed-chamber: for a bird of the aire shall carry the voyce, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
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A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all [things].
- King James Version
{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