Ecclesiastes 3:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,”
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“I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 3:12 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:63Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Ecclesiastes 2:24Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
- Ecclesiastes 3:22I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
- Ecclesiastes 8:15So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
- Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
- Isaiah 64:5You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
- Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
- Acts 20:35In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
- 1 Timothy 6:18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
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