Ecclesiastes 2:10

New Century Version

Anything I saw and wanted, I got for myself; I did not miss any pleasure I desired. I was pleased with everything I did, and this pleasure was the reward for all my hard work.

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Genesis 6:2

When the sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful, they married any of them they chose.

Job 31:1

“But I made an agreement with my eyes not to look with desire at a girl.

Psalm 119:37

Keep me from looking at worthless things. Let me live by your word.

Psalm 128:2

You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things.

Proverbs 23:5

Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye. It can seem to grow wings and fly away like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young; be happy while you are young. Do whatever your heart desires, whatever you want to do. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.

Ecclesiastes 2:22

What do people get for all their work and struggling here on earth?

Ecclesiastes 2:24

The best that people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy their work. I saw that even this comes from God,

Ecclesiastes 3:22

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

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Whoever loves money will never have enough money; Whoever loves wealth will not be satisfied with it. This is also useless.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

All they get are days full of sadness and sorrow, and they end up sick, defeated, and angry.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

I have seen what is best for people here on earth. They should eat and drink and enjoy their work, because the life God has given them on earth is short.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

God gives great wealth, riches, and honor to some people; they have everything they want. But God does not let them enjoy such things; a stranger enjoys them instead. This is useless and very wrong.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is better to see what you have than to want more. Wanting more is useless— like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I decided it was more important to enjoy life. The best that people can do here on earth is to eat, drink, and enjoy life, because these joys will help them do the hard work God gives them here on earth.

Ecclesiastes 9:6

After people are dead, they can no longer love or hate or envy. They will never again share in what happens here on earth.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Enjoy life with the wife you love. Enjoy all the useless days of this useless life God has given you here on earth, because it is all you have. So enjoy the work you do here on earth.

1 John 2:16

These are the ways of the world: wanting to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, and being too proud of what we have. None of these come from the Father, but all of them come from the world.

Judges 14:2

When he returned home, he said to his father and mother, “I saw a Philistine woman in Timnah. I want you to get her for me so I can marry her.”