Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Ecclesiastes 10:17 in English Standard Version "Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!" Pr 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, Isa 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them!