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Eccl.2.24

Ecclesiastes 2:24

KJV

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

The Futility of Work

Cross References

Luke 12:19
KJV Jesus
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

1 Corinthians 15:32
KJV
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

The Order of Resurrection

1 Timothy 6:17
KJV
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

A Charge to the Rich

Ecclesiastes 2:3
KJV
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

The Futility of Pleasure

Ecclesiastes 2:25
KJV
For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

The Futility of Work

Ecclesiastes 3:12
KJV
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

God’s Works Remain Forever

Ecclesiastes 3:13
KJV
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

God’s Works Remain Forever

Ecclesiastes 3:22
KJV
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

From Dust to Dust

Ecclesiastes 5:18
KJV
¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

The Futility of Wealth

The Folly of Riches
Ecclesiastes 6:12
KJV
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

The Futility of Life

Ecclesiastes 8:15
KJV
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

God’s Ways Are Mysterious

Ecclesiastes 9:7
KJV
¶ Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

Enjoy Your Portion in This Life

Isaiah 56:12
KJV
Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

Israel’s Sinful Leaders