Ecclesiastes 3:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I learned that the best thing for people to do is to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.

Cross References

Psalm 37:3

So trust in the Lord and do good. Live on your land and be dependable.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

So I saw that the best thing people can do is to enjoy what they do, because that is all they have. Besides, no one can help another person see what will happen in the future.

1 Timothy 6:18

Tell those who are rich to do good—to be rich in good works. And tell them they should be happy to give and ready to share.

Acts 20:35

I always showed you that you should work just as I did and help people who are weak. I taught you to remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘You will have a greater blessing when you give than when you receive.’”

Luke 11:41

So pay attention to what is inside. Give to the people who need help. Then you will be fully clean.

Isaiah 64:5

You welcome people who enjoy doing good and who remember you by living the way you want them to. But we sinned against you, and you became angry with us. But you always saved us!

Deuteronomy 28:63

“The Lord was happy to be good to you and to make your nation grow. In the same way the Lord will be happy to ruin and destroy you. You are going to take that land to be yours. But people will take you out of that land!

Deuteronomy 12:7

You and your families will eat together at that place, and the Lord your God will be there with you. You will enjoy sharing the things you worked for there. You will remember that the Lord your God blessed you and gave you these good things.

Deuteronomy 12:18

You must eat these offerings only in his presence at the special place that the Lord your God will choose. You must go there and eat together with your sons, your daughters, all your servants, and the Levites living in your towns. Enjoy yourselves there with the Lord your God. Enjoy what you have worked for.

Deuteronomy 26:11

Then you must have a meal together and enjoy all the good things that the Lord your God has given to you and your family. You must share them with the Levites and the foreigners living among you.

Ecclesiastes 2:3

So I decided to fill my body with wine while I filled my mind with wisdom. I tried this foolishness because I wanted to find a way to be happy. I wanted to see what was good for people to do during their few days of life.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

There is no one who has tried to enjoy life more than I have. And this is what I learned: The best thing people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy the work they must do. I also saw that this comes from God.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I decided it was more important to enjoy life because the best thing people can do in this life is to eat, drink, and enjoy life. At least that will help people enjoy the hard work God gave them to do during their life on earth.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

So young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young. Be happy. Do whatever your heart leads you to do. Do whatever you want, but remember that God will judge you for everything you do.