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Ecclesiastes 10:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Ecclesiastes 10:16 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Thy king. Literally, “young man.” The emphasis is on youthfulness, an age that is often marked by lack of thought and good sense (see Isa. 3:4).

Eat in the morning. These “princes” spend time in revelry and debauchery that should be given to duties of state (see Isa. 5:11; Jer. 21:12).

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