Ecclesiastes 10:19 - A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merr... (2024)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:19 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

19 Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.

NLT

19 A party gives laughter, wine gives happiness, and money gives everything!

MSG

19 Laughter and bread go together, And wine gives sparkle to life - But it's money that makes the world go around.

CSB

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

Ecclesiastes 10:19 In-Context

17 Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.

18 Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.

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

20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 14:18; S Judges 9:13

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