Ecclesiastes 2:3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 I explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life[a] with wine(A) and how to grasp folly(B)—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven[b] during the few days of their lives.(C)
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- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit to pull my body
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Two Hb mss, LXX, Syr read the sun
Ecclesiastes 2:3
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3 I tried cheering myself with wine,(A) and embracing folly(B)—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the[a] good life. 13 It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.(A)
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- Ecclesiastes 3:12 Lit his
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
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12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 13 That each of them may eat and drink,(A) and find satisfaction(B) in all their toil—this is the gift of God.(C)
Ecclesiastes 3:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 I have seen that there is nothing better than for a person to enjoy his activities(A) because that is his reward. For who can enable him to see what will happen after he dies?[a](B)
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- Ecclesiastes 3:22 Lit after him
Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work,(A) because that is their lot.(B) For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
Ecclesiastes 5:18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 Here is what I have seen to be good:(A) it is appropriate to eat, drink, and experience good in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of his life God has given him, because that is his reward.(B)
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Ecclesiastes 5:18
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18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink(A) and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor(B) under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.
Ecclesiastes 6:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 For who knows what is good for man in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow?(A) Who can tell man what will happen after him under the sun?
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days(A) they pass through like a shadow?(B) Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
Ecclesiastes 8:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself,(A) for this will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
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15 So I commend the enjoyment of life(A), because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink(B) and be glad.(C) Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine(A) with a joyful heart,(B) for God has already approved what you do.
Isaiah 56:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 “Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”(A)
Isaiah 56:12
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Luke 12:19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 Then I’ll say to myself, “You[a] have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy;(A) eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’(B)
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- Luke 12:19 Lit say to my soul, “Soul, you
Luke 12:19
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19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
1 Corinthians 15:32
Holman Christian Standard Bible
32 If I fought wild animals in Ephesus(A) with only human hope,[a] what good did that do me?[b](B) If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.(C)[c]
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- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Lit Ephesus according to man
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Lit what to me the profit?
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Is 22:13
1 Corinthians 15:32
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32 If I fought wild beasts(A) in Ephesus(B) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
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- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
1 Timothy 6:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instructions to the Rich
17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant(A) or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God,[a] who richly provides us with all things(B) to enjoy.
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- 1 Timothy 6:17 Other mss read on the living God
1 Timothy 6:17
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17 Command those who are rich(A) in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,(B) which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,(C) who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(D)
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