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Ecclesiastes 9:7

JoyGratitudeGod's will and calling

5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

8 Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

9 Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.

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BSB
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
KJV
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
WEB
Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
ASV
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.
DARBY
Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.
BLB
Go, eat your bread with gladness, and drink your wine with a good heart, for already God has accepted your works.
ÅB
Så et da ditt brød med glede og drikk vel til mote din vin! For Gud har for lenge siden godkjent det du gjør.
OTB
Gå da, spis ditt brød med glede, og drikk din vin med et gledelig hjerte, for Gud har allerede godkjent dine gjerninger.
B1930
Så et da ditt brød med glede og drikk vel til mote din vin! For Gud har for lenge siden godkjent det du gjør.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 3:12–13

    I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

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  • Deuteronomy 12:7

    There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:19

    A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:15

    So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:24–26

    Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

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  • Nehemiah 8:10–12

    Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 16:1–3

    So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:18

    Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

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