Ecclesiastes 9:9 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:9

9: 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.

Proverbs 5:18

  1. Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
  2. She is a loving doe, a graceful deer. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

  1. Anything I wanted, I took. I did not restrain myself from any joy. I even found great pleasure in hard work, an additional reward for all my labors.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

  1. In the few days of our empty lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? And who can tell what will happen in the future after we are gone?

Ecclesiastes 3:13

  1. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

Malachi 2:15

  1. Didn't the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard yourself; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

  1. 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 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.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

  1. In this meaningless life, I have seen everything, including the fact that some good people die young and some wicked people live on and on.

Proverbs 19:14

  1. Parents can provide their sons with an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.

Proverbs 18:22

  1. The man who finds a wife finds a treasure and receives favor from the LORD.

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.

Psalms 144:4

  1. For we are like a breath of air; our days are like a passing shadow.

Psalms 39:5

  1. My life is no longer than the width of my hand. An entire lifetime is just a moment to you; human existence is but a breath."
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