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Ecclesiastes 10:19

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

A feast {H3899} is made {H6213} for laughter {H7814}, and wine {H3196} maketh merry {H8055}{H2416}: but money {H3701} answereth {H6030} all things.

Parties are made for having a good time, wine adds cheer to life, and money has an answer for everything.

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

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

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 104:15 (7 votes)

    And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart.

  • Luke 12:19 (3 votes)

    And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.

  • Isaiah 24:11 (3 votes)

    [There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

  • Psalms 112:9 (3 votes)

    He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:11 (3 votes)

    ¶ Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:12 (3 votes)

    For wisdom [is] a defence, [and] money [is] a defence: but the excellency of knowledge [is, that] wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

  • Philippians 4:15 (3 votes)

    Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.