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Ecc 10:19 — A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all [things].

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

feast		Ecc 2:1,2; Ecc 7:2-6; Gen 43:34; Dan 5:1-12; 1Pe 4:3
and wine		Ecc 9:7; Psa 104:15; Isa 24:11; 1Sa 25:36; 2Sa 13:28; Luk 12:19; Eph 5:18,19
maketh merry		Heb. maketh glad the life. but. Money which would have answered every good purpose, and served for every emergency, is too often spent in feastings and revellings. Ecc 7:11,12; 1Ch 21:24; 1Ch 29:2-9; 2Ch 24:11-14; Ezr 1:6; Ezr 7:15-18; Neh 5:8; Psa 112:9; Isa 23:18; Mat 17:27; Mat 19:21; Luk 8:3; Luk 16:9; Act 2:45; Act 11:29; Phl 4:15-19; 1Ti 6:17-19

Correlating Passages

feast

	Ecc 2:1	I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also [is] vanity.
	Ecc 2:2	I said of laughter, [It is] mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
	Ecc 7:2	[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.
	Ecc 7:3	Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
	Ecc 7:4	The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.
	Ecc 7:5	[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
	Ecc 7:6	For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.
	Gen 43:34	And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
	Dan 5:1	Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
	Dan 5:2	Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
	Dan 5:3	Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
	Dan 5:4	They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
	Dan 5:5	In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
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	1Pe 4:3	For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

and wine

	Ecc 9:7	Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
	Psa 104:15	And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart.
	Isa 24:11	[There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
	1Sa 25:36	And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart [was] merry within him, for he [was] very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
	2Sa 13:28	Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
	Luk 12:19	And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.
	Eph 5:18	And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
	Eph 5:19	Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

maketh merry

	Ecc 7:11	Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun.
	Ecc 7:12	For wisdom [is] a defence, [and] money [is] a defence: but the excellency of knowledge [is, that] wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
	1Ch 21:24	And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take [that] which [is] thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
	1Ch 29:2	Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for [things to be made] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and the brass for [things] of brass, the iron for [things] of iron, and wood for [things] of wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
	1Ch 29:3	Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, [which] I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
	1Ch 29:4	[Even] three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [withal]:
	1Ch 29:5	The gold for [things] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. And who [then] is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
	1Ch 29:6	Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
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	2Ch 24:11	Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that [there was] much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
	2Ch 24:12	And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
	2Ch 24:13	So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
	2Ch 24:14	And when they had finished [it], they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, [even] vessels to minister, and to offer [withal], and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.
	Ezr 1:6	And all they that [were] about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all [that] was willingly offered.
	Ezr 7:15	And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation [is] in Jerusalem,
	Ezr 7:16	And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which [is] in Jerusalem:
	Ezr 7:17	That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which [is] in Jerusalem.
	Ezr 7:18	And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
	Neh 5:8	And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].
	Psa 112:9	He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
	Isa 23:18	And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
	Mat 17:27	Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
	Mat 19:21	Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.
	Luk 8:3	And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
	Luk 16:9	And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
	Act 2:45	And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all [men], as every man had need.
	Act 11:29	Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
	Phl 4:15	Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
	Phl 4:16	For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
	Phl 4:17	Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
	Phl 4:18	But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things [which were sent] from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
	Phl 4:19	But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
	1Ti 6:17	Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
	1Ti 6:18	That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
	1Ti 6:19	Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

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