Ecclesiastes 3:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I know the best thing we can do is always to enjoy life,

Cross References

Psalm 37:3

Trust the LORD and live right! The land will be yours, and you will be safe.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Be cheerful and enjoy life while you are young! Do what you want and find pleasure in what you see. But don't forget that God will judge you for everything you do.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

The best thing we can do is to enjoy eating, drinking, and working. I believe these are God's gifts to us,

Ecclesiastes 2:3

I wanted to find out what was best for us during the short time we have on this earth. So I decided to make myself happy with wine and find out what it means to be foolish, without really being foolish myself.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

We were meant to enjoy our work, and that's the best thing we can do. We can never know the future.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I think we should get as much out of life as we possibly can. There is nothing better than to enjoy our food and drink and to have a good time. Then we can make it through this troublesome life that God has given us here on earth.

Isaiah 64:5

You help all who gladly obey and do what you want, but sin makes you angry. Only by your help can we ever be saved.

Luke 11:41

If you would only give what you have to the poor, everything you do would please God.

Acts 20:35

By everything I did, I showed how you should work to help everyone who is weak. Remember that our Lord Jesus said, “More blessings come from giving than from receiving.”

Deuteronomy 26:11

Then you and your family must celebrate by eating a meal at the place of worship to thank the LORD your God for giving you such a good harvest. And remember to invite the Levites and the foreigners who live in your town.

Deuteronomy 28:63

The LORD is happy to make you successful and to help your nation grow while you conquer the land. But if you disobey him, he will be just as happy to pull you up by your roots.

1 Timothy 6:18

Instruct them to do as many good deeds as they can and to help everyone. Remind the rich to be generous and share what they have.