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Ecclesiastes 5:20

For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth [him] with the joy of his heart.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

In Context

19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and power to eat thereof, and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labour: that is a gift of God.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:8Jehovah will command blessing on thee in thy granaries, and in all the business of thy hand; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Job 11:16For thou shalt forget misery; as waters that are passed away shalt thou remember it;

Psalms 37:16The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;

Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, my servants shall eat, and *ye* shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, and *ye* shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, and *ye* shall be ashamed;

Romans 5:1Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:19-20

Grateful Enjoyment. 18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion. 19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. 20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy… Read the whole commentary →

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