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A feast is made for laughter, and winen maketh θmerry: but money answereth all things.

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Psa. 104:15• ¹⁵And wine that gladdeneth man's heart,{HR}To make [his] face shine with oil;{HR}And bread upholdeth man's heart. (Psa. 104:15)

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glad the life

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Eccl. 2:1‑2• ¹I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth;{HR}Therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also [was] vanity.
²I said of laughter, [It is] mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? (Eccl. 2:1‑2)

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Eccl. 7:2‑6• ²[It is] better to go to the house of mourning,{HR}Than to go to the house of feasting:{HR}For that [is] the end of all men;{HR}And the living will lay it to heart.
³Sorrow is better than laughter:{HR}For by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
⁴The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,{HR}But the heart of fools in the house of mirth.
⁵[It is] better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise,{HR}Than to hear the song of fools.
⁶For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,{HR}So [is] the laughter of the fool.{HR}This also [is] vanity. (Eccl. 7:2‑6)

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Gen. 43:34• ³⁴And he took messes for them from before him; but Benjamin's mess was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and drank largely with him. (Gen. 43:34)

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Dan. 5:1‑12• ¹Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
²Belshazzar, 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.
³Then they brought the golden vessels {i}that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, drank in them.{/i}
⁴They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood and of stone.
⁵In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
⁶Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
⁷The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. {i}The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.{/i}
⁸{i}Then came in all the king's wise men, but{/i} they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
⁹{i}Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his nobles were confounded.{/i}
¹⁰{i}—The queen, by reason of the words of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet-house. The queen spoke and said, O king, live forever! let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed{/i}.
¹¹There is a man {i}in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and{/i} in the days of thy father, light and understanding, and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
¹²{i}forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and solving of problems, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.{/i} (Dan. 5:1‑12)

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1 Peter 4:3• ³For the past time [is] sufficient to have wrought out the will of the Gentiles, walking as ye had done in lasciviousness, lusts, wine-bibbings, revels, carousings, and unhallowed idolatries; (1 Peter 4:3)

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Eccl. 9:7• ⁷Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy,{HR}And drink thy wine with a merry heart;{HR}For God hath already accepted thy works. (Eccl. 9:7)

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Psa. 104:15• ¹⁵And wine that gladdeneth man's heart,{HR}To make [his] face shine with oil;{HR}And bread upholdeth man's heart. (Psa. 104:15)

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Isa. 24:11• ¹¹[There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. (Isa. 24:11)

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1 Sam. 25:36• ³⁶{i}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 drunken to excess; so she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.{/i} (1 Sam. 25:36)

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2 Sam. 13:28• ²⁸{i}And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.{/i} (2 Sam. 13:28)

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Luke 12:19• ¹⁹and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid up for many years; repose thyself; eat, drink, be merry. (Luke 12:19)

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Eph. 5:18‑19• ¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled with [the] Spirit,
¹⁹speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting in your heart to the Lord; (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.

Eccl. 7:11‑12• ¹¹Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance:{HR}Yea, more excellent [is it] for them that see the sun.
¹²For wisdom is a defence, [even as] money [is] a defence:{HR}But the excellency of knowledge [is, that]{HR}Wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it. (Eccl. 7:11‑12)

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1 Chron. 21:24• ²⁴And 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 Jehovah, nor offer burnt offerings without cost. (1 Chron. 21:24)

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1 Chron. 29:2‑9• ²Now 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.
³Moreover, 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:
⁴even, 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;
⁵{i}gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work by the hands of artificers. And{/i} who is willing to consecrate his service this day unto Jehovah?
⁶Then 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,
⁷and gave for the service of the house of God, of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
⁸And they with whom precious stones were found, gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
⁹Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy. (1 Chron. 29:2‑9)

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2 Chron. 24:11‑14• ¹¹{i}And it came to pass at the time the chest was brought for the king's control by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and high priest's officer came, and they emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.{/i}
¹²{i}And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought in iron and bronze, to repair the house of Jehovah.{/i}
¹³{i}So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.{/i}
¹⁴{i}And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and they made of it vessels for the house of Jehovah, utensils to minister, and with which to offer up, and cups, and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered up burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah continually all the days of Jehoiada.{/i} (2 Chron. 24:11‑14)

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Ezra 1:6• ⁶{i}And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.{/i} (Ezra 1:6)

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Ezra 7:15‑18• ¹⁵{i}and to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is at Jerusalem,{/i}
¹⁶{i}and all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, besides the voluntary offering of the people, and of the priests, who offer willingly for the house of their God which is at Jerusalem.{/i}
¹⁷{i}Therefore thou shalt buy diligently with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their oblations and their drink-offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is at Jerusalem.{/i}
¹⁸{i}And whatever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do according to the will of your God.{/i} (Ezra 7:15‑18)

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Neh. 5:8• ⁸And 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. (Neh. 5:8)

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Psa. 112:9• ⁹He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor;{HR}His righteousness standeth forever,{HR}His horn shall be exalted with glory. (Psa. 112:9)

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Isa. 23:18• ¹⁸And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. (Isa. 23:18)

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Matt. 17:27• ²⁷But lest we cause them to stumble, go unto the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and having opened its mouth, thou wilt find a shekel: that take and give to them for me and thee. (Matt. 17:27)

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Matt. 19:21• ²¹{i}Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to [the] poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.{/i} (Matt. 19:21)

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Luke 8:3• ³and Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered to him of their substance. (Luke 8:3)

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Luke 16:9• ⁹And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when it fails, ye may be received into everlasting habitations. (Luke 16:9)

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Acts 2:45• ⁴⁵and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all according as anyone had need. (Acts 2:45)

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Acts 11:29• ²⁹And according as any of the disciples had means, they determined each of them to send help to the brethren that dwelt in Judea (Acts 11:29)

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Phil. 4:15‑19• ¹⁵But ye also, O Philippians, know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I came out of Macedonia, no assembly communicated with me for an account of giving and receiving, unless ye alone;
¹⁶for even in Thessalonica both once and twice ye sent for my need.
¹⁷Not that I am seeking the gift, but I am seeking the fruit that aboundeth unto your account.
¹⁸But I have all things and abound; I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.
¹⁹But my God will fully supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:15‑19)

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1 Tim. 6:17‑19• ¹⁷Those rich in the present age charge not to be highminded, nor to set their hope on uncertainty of riches, but on the God that affordeth us all things richly for enjoyment;
¹⁸to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, ready to communicate,
¹⁹laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the real life. (1 Tim. 6:17‑19)

• Money can procure both the feast and the wine; but these are not, even in our preacher’s view, the better things, but the poorer, as Eccl. 7 has shown us. We, too, know that which is infinitely higher than feasts and revelry of earth, and here money avails nothing. (“Ecclesiastes 10” by F.C. Jennings)

• Rich here―laying up treasure for one’s self here―is poverty there, and the love that gives is divine riches. (“Ecclesiastes 10” by F.C. Jennings)

• To obtain the money that “answereth all things” under the sun, men toil and plan. Perhaps as the balances of the sanctuary show that selfish accumulation here is poverty there. (“Ecclesiastes 10” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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A feast is made for laughter,{HR}And wine maketh glad the life;{HR}And money answereth all things.