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!"
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- Proverbs 31:4
"It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:"
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 5:11
"Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!"
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 30:21
"And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 10:6
"Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 28:2
"For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged."
Read in chapter → - Deuteronomy 14:26
"And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,"
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