Reference

Ecclesiastes 10:19

Ritual / Sacred Use Permissible Use (Moderation)

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

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!

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

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

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Permissible Use (Moderation)

Multi-Signal Classification

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This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Ritual / Sacred Use

The verse mentions "feast" and "wine," which are elements that can be present in sacred rituals. However, the verse itself does not explicitly state or imply that these are being used in a sacred or ceremonial context. Instead, it seems to be a general observation about the nature of feasts and wine, and the power of money, in a secular sense. The phrase "money answereth all things" further suggests a worldly rather than a sacred focus.

Permissible Use (Moderation)

The verse describes wine's effect ("maketh merry") without explicitly endorsing its use as permissible or discussing moderation, focusing more on its immediate impact within a celebratory context.

Ritual / Sacred Use

Related Verses

Proverbs 21:17

“He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.”

Ecclesiastes 7:19

“Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.”

Ecclesiastes 2:2

“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?”

Proverbs 15:15

“All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.”

Proverbs 19:10

“Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.”

Thematic Connections

Ritual / Sacred Use Permissible Use (Moderation)

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