Ecclesiastes 2:3
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3 I explored with my [a]mind how to (A)refresh my body with wine while my [b]mind was guiding me wisely; and how to seize (B)foolishness, until I could see (C)what good there is for the sons of mankind [c]to do under heaven for the few [d]years of their lives.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit which they do
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit days
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
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12 I know that there is (A)nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime; 13 moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the (B)gift of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 I have seen that (A)nothing is better than when a person is happy in his activities, for that is his [a]lot. For who will bring him to see (B)what will occur after him?
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- Ecclesiastes 3:22 Or reward
Ecclesiastes 5:18
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18 Here is what I have seen to be (A)good and [a]fitting: to eat, to drink, and [b]enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few [c]years of his life which God has given him; for this is his [d](B)reward.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit beautiful
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit see good
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or days
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or share
Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knows what is good for a person during his lifetime, during the few [a]years of his futile life? He will [b]spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a person (A)what will happen after him under the sun?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit days
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit do
Ecclesiastes 8:15
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15 So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for (A)a person under the sun except to eat, drink, and be joyful, and this will stand by him in his labor throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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7 Go then, (A)eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.
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Isaiah 56:12
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12 “Come,” they say, “[a]let’s get (A)wine, and let’s drink heavily of intoxicating drink;
And (B)tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”
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- Isaiah 56:12 As in DSS and some ancient versions; MT I will
Luke 12:19
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19 And I will say to [a]myself, “(A)You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’
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- Luke 12:19 Lit my soul, “Soul, you have...”
1 Corinthians 15:32
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32 If [a]from human motives I (A)fought with wild beasts at (B)Ephesus, what good is it to me? If the dead are not raised, (C)let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Lit according to man
1 Timothy 6:17
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17 Instruct those who are rich in (A)this present world (B)not to be conceited or to (C)set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, (D)who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
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