Ecclesiastes 3:22 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:22

22: 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 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 3:11

  1. God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end.
  2. So I concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they can.

Ecclesiastes 8:7

  1. Indeed, how can people avoid what they don't know is going to happen?

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 10:14

  1. Foolish people claim to know all about the future and tell everyone the details! But who can really know what is going to happen?

Philippians 4:4

  1. Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice!
  2. Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.

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.

Deuteronomy 26:10

  1. And now, O LORD, I have brought you a token of the first crops you have given me from the ground.' Then place the produce before the LORD your God and worship him.
  2. Afterward go and celebrate because of all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. Remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration.

Matthew 6:34

  1. "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.

Deuteronomy 12:7

  1. There you and your families will feast in the presence of the LORD your God, and you will rejoice in all you have accomplished because the LORD your God has blessed you.

Job 14:21

  1. They never know if their sons grow up in honor or sink to insignificance.

Deuteronomy 28:47

  1. Because you have not served the LORD your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,

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.
  3. People who do this rarely look with sorrow on the past, for God has given them reasons for joy.

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.
  2. But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless. It was like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.

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.

Daniel 12:9

  1. But he said, "Go now, Daniel, for what I have said is for the time of the end.
  2. Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials. But the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand. Only those who are wise will know what it means.

Romans 12:11

  1. Never be lazy in your work, but serve the Lord enthusiastically.
  2. Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.

Daniel 12:13

  1. "As for you, go your way until the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days, you will rise again to receive the inheritance set aside for you."

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

  1. People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a snare, people are often caught by sudden tragedy.

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.
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