Eccl.3.13

Ecclesiastes 3:13

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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

Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:7

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And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

One Place for Worship

Deuteronomy 26:11

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And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.

Offering Firstfruits and Tithes

Psalm 34:12

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What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Taste and See That the LORD Is Good

Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech,

Ecclesiastes 2:3

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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 2:24

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¶ 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

Ecclesiastes 5:19

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Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

The Futility of Wealth

The Folly of Riches

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.