Ecclesiastes 9:7

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 12:19

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’ so that I made her my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and leave!”

1 Kings 8:66

On the following day Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king as they went, happy because of all the good things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

Ecclesiastes 10:19

A party makes you feel good, wine makes you feel happy, and money buys anything.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

People ought to enjoy every day of their lives, no matter how long they live. But they should also remember this: You will be dead a long time. Everything that happens then is useless.

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 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember: God gives good times and hard times, and no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

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.

Numbers 6:20

Then the priest will present them to the Lord. They are holy and belong to the priest. Also, he is to present the breast and the thigh from the male sheep. After that, the Nazirites may drink wine.

Mark 7:29

Then Jesus said, “Because of your answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

Luke 11:41

So give what is in your dishes to the poor, and then you will be fully clean.

John 4:50

Jesus answered, “Go. Your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus told him and went home.

Acts 10:35

In every country God accepts anyone who worships him and does what is right.

Deuteronomy 12:12

There rejoice before the Lord your God. Everyone should rejoice: you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns who have no land of their own.

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.

Ruth 3:7

After his evening meal, Boaz felt good and went to sleep lying beside the pile of grain. Ruth went to him quietly and lifted the cover from his feet and lay down.