Ecclesiastes 5:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Suppose you are very rich and able to enjoy everything you own. Then go ahead and enjoy working hard—this is God's gift to you.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:13

I'll also give you what you didn't ask for. You'll be rich and respected as long as you live, and you'll be greater than any other king.

2 Chronicles 1:12

So I will make you wise and intelligent. But I will also make you richer and more famous than any king before or after you.

Ecclesiastes 3:13

because God's gift to us is the happiness we get from our food and drink and from the work we do.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

God may give you everything you want—money, property, and wealth. Then God doesn't let you enjoy it, and someone you don't even know gets it all. That's senseless and terribly unfair!

Deuteronomy 8:18

Instead, remember that the LORD your God gives you the strength to make a living. That's how he keeps the promise he made to your ancestors.