Ecclesiastes 10:19

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“A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.”

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

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Psalms 104:15 "wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart."
Isaiah 23:18 "Her merchandise and her wages will be holiness to Yahweh. It will not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise will be for those who…"
Luke 12:19 "I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’"
Psalms 112:9 "He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor."
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 "Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun."
Philippians 4:15-19 "You yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the Good News, when I departed from Macedonia, no assembly shared wit…"
Ecclesiastes 2:1-2 "I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure”; and behold, this also was vanity."
Isaiah 24:11 "There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone."

Commentary

Referring to Ecc 10:18. Instead of repairing the breaches in the commonwealth (equivalent to "building"), the princes "make a feast for laughter (Ecc 10:16), and wine maketh their life glad (Psa 104:15), and (but) money supplieth (answereth their wishes by supplying) all things," that is, they take bribes to support their extravagance; and hence arise the wrongs that are perpetrated (Ecc 10:5-6; Ecc 3:16; Isa 1:23; Isa 5:23). MAURER takes "all things" of the wrongs to which princes are instigated by "money"; for example, the heavy taxes, which were the occasion of Rehoboam losing ten tribes (Kg1 12:4, &c.).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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