Ecclesiastes 3:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.”
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“and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it <FI>is<Fi> a gift of God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 3:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:30You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
- Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
- Judges 6:3Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
- Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
- 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 5:18Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
- Isaiah 65:21They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
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