Ecclesiastes 2:24 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:24

24: So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that this pleasure is from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

  1. So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why they are here! No one will bring them back from death to enjoy life in the future.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

  1. So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people to do in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them.

1 Timothy 6:17

  1. Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone. But their trust should be in the living God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

  1. So I concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they can.
  2. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

  1. Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat well, drink a good glass of wine, and enjoy their work--whatever they do under the sun--for however long God lets them live.
  2. And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life--that is indeed a gift from God.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

  1. So go ahead. Eat your food and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!
  2. Wear fine clothes, with a dash of cologne!
  3. Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you in this world. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

Deuteronomy 12:18

  1. You must eat these in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose. Eat them there with your children, your servants, and the Levites who live in your towns, celebrating in the presence of the LORD your God in all you do.

1 Corinthians 15:32

  1. And what value was there in fighting wild beasts--those men of Ephesus--if there will be no resurrection from the dead? If there is no resurrection, "Let's feast and get drunk, for tomorrow we die!"

Deuteronomy 12:12

  1. You must celebrate there with your sons and daughters and all your servants in the presence of the LORD your God. And remember the Levites who live in your towns, for they will have no inheritance of land as their own.

Acts 14:17

  1. but he never left himself without a witness. There were always his reminders, such as sending you rain and good crops and giving you food and joyful hearts."

Malachi 2:2

  1. Listen to me and take it to heart. Honor my name," says the LORD Almighty, "or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning seriously.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

  1. Young man, it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.
  2. So banish grief and pain, but remember that youth, with a whole life before it, still faces the threat of meaninglessness.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

  1. God gives great wealth and honor to some people and gives them everything they could ever want, but then he doesn't give them the health to enjoy it. They die, and others get it all! This is meaningless--a sickening tragedy.

Luke 12:19

  1. And I'll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'
  2. "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?'

Nehemiah 8:10

  1. And Nehemiah continued, "Go and celebrate with a feast of choice foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don't be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!"
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