Ecclesiastes 10:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.”
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“Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
King James Version · Public Domain“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king <FI>is<Fi> a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 10:16 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 12:11Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
- 2 Chronicles 13:7Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
- 2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.
- 2 Chronicles 36:2Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
- 2 Chronicles 36:5Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
- 2 Chronicles 36:9Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 36:11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
- Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Isaiah 3:4“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
- Isaiah 3:12Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
- Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
- Isaiah 28:7These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
- Jeremiah 21:12O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.
- Hosea 7:5The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).