Ecclesiastes 3:12
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 37:3Trust in LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.
Ecclesiastes 3:22Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion. For who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?
Ecclesiastes 9:7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart, for God has already accepted thy works.
Isaiah 64:5Thou meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember thee in thy ways. Behold, thou were angry, and we sinned. Therefore we have erred.
Acts 20:35I gave you a glimpse of all things, that so laboring ye ought to aid the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
1 Thessalonians 5:15See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:12-16
Mutability of Human Affairs. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken… Read the whole commentary →