Ecclesiastes 10:17
Blessed [prosperous and admired] are you, O land, when your king is a man of noble birth, and your princes and officials feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
Deuteronomy 14:26
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Proverbs 28:2-3
When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
Proverbs 31:4-5
It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
Ecclesiastes 10:6-7
folly is set in many exalted places and in great dignity while the rich sit in humble places.
Isaiah 5:11
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who rise early in the morning to pursue intoxicating drink,
Who stay up late in the night till wine inflames them!
Jeremiah 30:21
‘Their prince will be one of them,
And their ruler will come forward from among them.
I will bring him near and he shall approach Me,
For who is he who would have the boldness and would dare [on his own initiative] to risk his life to approach Me?’ says the Lord.
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When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
‘Their prince will be one of them,
And their ruler will come forward from among them.
I will bring him near and he shall approach Me,
For who is he who would have the boldness and would dare [on his own initiative] to risk his life to approach Me?’ says the Lord.
And thy
It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,