Verse 13

And also that every man{H120} should eat{H398}{(H8799)} and drink{H8354}{(H8804)}, and enjoy{H7200}{(H8804)} the good{H2896} of all his labour{H5999}, it is the gift{H4991} of God{H430}.

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 2:24 : 24 There is nothing better{H2896} for a man{H120}, than that he should eat{H398}{(H8799)} and drink{H8354}{(H8804)}, and that he should make his soul{H5315} enjoy{H7200}{(H8689)} good{H2896} in his labour{H5999}. This{H2090} also I saw{H7200}{(H8804)}, that it was from the hand{H3027} of God{H430}.
  • Eccl 5:18-20 : 18 Behold that which I have seen{H7200}{(H8804)}: it is good{H2896} and comely{H3303} for one to eat{H398}{(H8800)} and to drink{H8354}{(H8800)}, and to enjoy{H7200}{(H8800)} the good{H2896} of all his labour{H5999} that he taketh{H5998}{(H8799)} under the sun{H8121} all{H4557} the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}, which God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8804)} him: for it is his portion{H2506}. 19 Every man{H120} also to whom God{H430} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} riches{H6239} and wealth{H5233}, and hath given him power{H7980}{(H8689)} to eat{H398}{(H8800)} thereof, and to take{H5375}{(H8800)} his portion{H2506}, and to rejoice{H8055}{(H8800)} in his labour{H5999}; this{H2090} is the gift{H4991} of God{H430}. 20 For he shall not much{H7235}{(H8687)} remember{H2142}{(H8799)} the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}; because God{H430} answereth{H6031}{(H8688)} him in the joy{H8057} of his heart{H3820}.
  • Eccl 9:7 : 7 Go thy way{H3212}{(H8798)}, eat{H398}{(H8798)} thy bread{H3899} with joy{H8057}, and drink{H8354}{(H8798)} thy wine{H3196} with a merry{H2896} heart{H3820}; for God{H430} now{H3528} accepteth{H7521}{(H8804)} thy works{H4639}.
  • Isa 65:21-23 : 21 And they shall build{H1129}{(H8804)} houses{H1004}, and inhabit{H3427}{(H8804)} them; and they shall plant{H5193}{(H8804)} vineyards{H3754}, and eat{H398}{(H8804)} the fruit{H6529} of them. 22 They shall not build{H1129}{(H8799)}, and another{H312} inhabit{H3427}{(H8799)}; they shall not plant{H5193}{(H8799)}, and another{H312} eat{H398}{(H8799)}: for as the days{H3117} of a tree{H6086} are the days{H3117} of my people{H5971}, and mine elect{H972} shall long enjoy{H1086}{(H8762)} the work{H4639} of their hands{H3027}. 23 They shall not labour{H3021}{(H8799)} in vain{H7385}, nor bring forth{H3205}{(H8799)} for trouble{H928}; for they are the seed{H2233} of the blessed{H1288}{(H8803)} of the LORD{H3068}, and their offspring{H6631} with them.
  • Ps 128:2 : 2 For thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8799)} the labour{H3018} of thine hands{H3709}: happy{H835} shalt thou be, and it shall be well{H2896} with thee.
  • Eccl 6:2 : 2 A man{H376} to whom God{H430} hath given{H5414}{(H8799)} riches{H6239}, wealth{H5233}, and honour{H3519}, so that he wanteth{H2638} nothing for his soul{H5315} of all that he desireth{H183}{(H8691)}, yet God{H430} giveth him not power{H7980}{(H8686)} to eat{H398}{(H8800)} thereof, but a stranger{H376}{H5237} eateth{H398}{(H8799)} it: this is vanity{H1892}, and it is an evil{H7451} disease{H2483}.
  • Deut 28:30-31 : 30 Thou shalt betroth{H781}{(H8762)} a wife{H802}, and another{H312} man{H376} shall lie{H7901}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H7693}{(H8799)} with her: thou shalt build{H1129}{(H8799)} an house{H1004}, and thou shalt not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} therein: thou shalt plant{H5193}{(H8799)} a vineyard{H3754}, and shalt not gather the grapes{H2490}{(H8762)} thereof. 31 Thine ox{H7794} shall be slain{H2873}{(H8803)} before thine eyes{H5869}, and thou shalt not eat{H398}{(H8799)} thereof: thine ass{H2543} shall be violently taken away{H1497}{(H8803)} from before thy face{H6440}, and shall not be restored{H7725}{(H8799)} to thee: thy sheep{H6629} shall be given{H5414}{(H8803)} unto thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, and thou shalt have none to rescue{H3467}{(H8688)} them.
  • Deut 28:47-48 : 47 Because thou servedst{H5647}{(H8804)} not the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} with joyfulness{H8057}, and with gladness{H2898} of heart{H3824}, for the abundance{H7230} of all things; 48 Therefore shalt thou serve{H5647}{(H8804)} thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)} which the LORD{H3068} shall send{H7971}{(H8762)} against thee, in hunger{H7458}, and in thirst{H6772}, and in nakedness{H5903}, and in want{H2640} of all things: and he shall put{H5414}{(H8804)} a yoke{H5923} of iron{H1270} upon thy neck{H6677}, until he have destroyed{H8045}{(H8687)} thee.
  • Judg 6:3-6 : 3 And so it was, when Israel{H3478} had sown{H2232}{(H8804)}, that the Midianites{H4080} came up{H5927}{(H8804)}, and the Amalekites{H6002}, and the children{H1121} of the east{H6924}, even they came up{H5927}{(H8804)} against them; 4 And they encamped{H2583}{(H8799)} against them, and destroyed{H7843}{(H8686)} the increase{H2981} of the earth{H776}, till thou come{H935}{(H8800)} unto Gaza{H5804}, and left{H7604}{(H8686)} no sustenance{H4241} for Israel{H3478}, neither sheep{H7716}, nor ox{H7794}, nor ass{H2543}. 5 For they came up{H5927}{(H8799)} with their cattle{H4735} and their tents{H168}, and they came{H935}{(H8804)}{(H8675)}{H935}{(H8799)} as{H1767} grasshoppers{H697} for multitude{H7230}; for both they and their camels{H1581} were without number{H4557}: and they entered{H935}{(H8799)} into the land{H776} to destroy{H7843}{(H8763)} it. 6 And Israel{H3478} was greatly{H3966} impoverished{H1809}{(H8735)} because{H6440} of the Midianites{H4080}; and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} cried{H2199}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}.