Ecclesiastes 9:9

Easy To Read Version

Enjoy life with the wife you love. Enjoy every day of your short life. God has given you this short life on earth—and it is all you have. So, enjoy the work you have to do in this life.

Cross References

Genesis 26:8

After Isaac had lived there a long time, Abimelech looked out his window and saw Isaac and his wife playing.

Psalm 144:4

A person’s life is like a puff of air.\par A person’s life is like a passing shadow.\par

Psalm 39:5

Lord, you gave me only a short life. {\cf2\super [236]} \par My short life is nothing,\par compared to you.\par Every person’s life is only like a cloud\par \{that quickly disappears\}.\par No person lives forever! {\cf2\super [237]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [238]})\i0 \par

Proverbs 18:22

If you find a wife, then you have found a good thing. She shows that the Lord is happy with you.

Proverbs 19:14

People get houses and money from their parents. But a good wife is a gift from the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

Anything my eyes saw and wanted, I got for myself. My mind was pleased with all the things I did. And this happiness was the reward for all my hard work.

Ecclesiastes 3:13

God wants every person to eat, drink, and enjoy his work. These are gifts from God.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

So I saw that the best thing a person can do is to enjoy what he does. That is all he has. \{Also a person should not worry about the future.\} Why? Because no one can help that person see what will happen in the future.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

I have seen that this is the best a person can do: A person should eat, drink, and enjoy the work he does during his short life on earth. God has given him these few days, and that is all he has.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what is best for a person during his short life on earth? His life passes like a shadow. No one can tell him what will happen later.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my short life, I have seen everything. I have seen good men die young. And I have seen evil men living long lives.

Malachi 2:15

God wants husbands and wives to become one body and one spirit. Why? So they would have holy children. So protect that spiritual unity. Don’t cheat on your wife. She has been your wife from the time you were young.