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

You may spend the money for anything your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or [other] strong drink, or anything else you want. You shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.

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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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!

And thy

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When

Ecclesiastes 10:6
folly is set in many exalted places and in great dignity while the rich sit in humble places.
Proverbs 28:2

When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
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.

And thy

Proverbs 31:4

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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Proverbs 31:4

It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,