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Ecc 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!

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

when		Ecc 10:6,7; Pro 28:2,3; Jer 30:21
and thy		Pro 31:4,5

Correlating Passages

when

	Ecc 10:6	Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
	Ecc 10:7	I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
	Pro 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.
	Pro 28:3	A poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
	Jer 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.

and thy

	Pro 31:4	[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
	Pro 31:5	Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

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Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)

Scott, Thomas. "Ecclesiastes 10:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Ecc/10/17.html>.

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