Ecclesiastes 3:13
Contemporary English Version
13 because God's gift to us is the happiness we get from our food and drink and from the work we do.
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
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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 5:18
Contemporary English Version
18 What is the best thing to do in the short life God has given us? I think we should enjoy eating, drinking, and working hard. This is what God intends for us to do.
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Ecclesiastes 5:18
New International Version
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 9:7
Contemporary English Version
7 So be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do.
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
New International Version
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
Contemporary English Version
12 You say to each other,
“Let's drink till we're drunk!
Tomorrow we'll do it again.
We'll really enjoy ourselves.”
Isaiah 56:12
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Luke 12:19
Contemporary English Version
19 (A) Then I'll say to myself, ‘You have stored up enough good things to last for years to come. Live it up! Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’ ”
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Luke 12:19
New International Version
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
Contemporary English Version
32 (A) What do you think I gained by fighting wild animals in Ephesus? If the dead are not raised to life,
“Let's eat and drink.
Tomorrow we die.”
1 Corinthians 15:32
New International Version
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,
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
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