19For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.


In Context

16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.

17 Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.

18 By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

19 For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.

20 Detract not the king, no not in thy thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in thy private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry thy voice, and he that hath wings will tell what thou hast said.

Ecclesiastes 10:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life: and money answereth all things.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:19For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things.