Ecclesiastes 8:15 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:15

15: 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.

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 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 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.

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 3:22

  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.

1 Timothy 4:3

  1. They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanksgiving by people who know and believe the truth.
  2. Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it. We may receive it gladly, with thankful hearts.
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