Ecclesiastes 3:13

For all that a man eateth & drynketh, yea whatsoeuer a man enioyeth of all his labour: that same is a gyft of God.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

In Context

12So I perceaued that in those thinges there is nothyng better for a man then to be mery, and to do well as long as he lyueth.

14I considered also that whatsoeuer God doth, it continueth for euer: And that nothyng can be put vnto it, nor taken from it, & that God doth it to the intent that men shoulde feare hym.

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Cross References

Judges 6:3And when Israel had sowen, then came vp the Madianites, the Amalechites, and they of the east, and came vp agaynst them,

Ecclesiastes 2:24Is it not better then for a man to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his labour? yea I sawe that this also was a gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 6:2when God geueth a man riches, goodes, and honour, so that he wanteth nothyng of all that his heart can desire, and yet God geueth him not leaue to enioy the same, but another man spendeth them: This is a vayne thyng and a miserable plague.

Isaiah 65:21They shall buylde houses and dwell in them, they shall plant vineyardes and eate the fruite of them.

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 →

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