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Ecclesiastes 2:3
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Ecclesiastes 2:3
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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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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 2:3
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Ecclesiastes 2:3
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3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
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Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
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Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
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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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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 3:12-13
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Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
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12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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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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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 3:22
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
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Ecclesiastes 5:18
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Ecclesiastes 5:18
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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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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 5:18
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Ecclesiastes 5:18
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18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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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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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 6:12
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
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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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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 8:15
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
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15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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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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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.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
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Isaiah 56:12
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Isaiah 56:12
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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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Isaiah 56:12
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Isaiah 56:12
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Isaiah 56:12
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12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
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Luke 12:19
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Luke 12:19
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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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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.”’
Luke 12:19
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Luke 12:19
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19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
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