Ecclesiastes 9:7

Modern English Version

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already accepted your works.

Cross References

Genesis 12:19

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now here is your wife; take her and leave.”

1 Kings 8:66

On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their tents rejoicing in their hearts for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David His servant and for Israel His people.

Ecclesiastes 10:19

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry, but money resolves everything.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

Even if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

This is what I have observed to be good and pleasing: to eat and drink and see benefit in all one’s labor with which he toils under the sun the few days of his life, which God has given to him, for this is his reward.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that people may not find out anything that comes after them.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I commend enjoyment, because there is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat and drink and enjoy life, for enjoyment will go with a person in his toil all the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.

Numbers 6:20

And the priest will wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. This is holy for the priest, with the breast waved and the shoulder offered. And after that the Nazirite may drink wine.

Mark 7:29

Then He said to her, “For this answer, go your way. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”

Luke 11:41

But give alms from what is within, and behold, all things are clean to you.

John 4:50

Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” And the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.

Acts 10:35

But in every nation he who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.

Deuteronomy 12:12

You will rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

Deuteronomy 12:7

There you must eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households, where the Lord your God has blessed you.

Ruth 3:7

When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.