Ecclesiastes 3:13

New Century Version

God wants all people to eat and drink and be happy in their work, which are gifts from God.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:7

So go eat your food and enjoy it; drink your wine and be happy, because that is what God wants you to do.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

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

Psalm 128:2

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

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.

Deuteronomy 12:7

There you will be together with the Lord your God. There you and your families will eat, and you will enjoy all the good things for which you have worked, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 26:11

Then you and the Levites and foreigners among you should rejoice, because the Lord your God has given good things to you and your family.

Psalm 34:12

You must do these things to enjoy life and have many happy days.

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.