Ecclesiastes 5:20
(5-19) For let him remember the days of his life that they are not many; for God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Deuteronomy 28:8The LORD will command the blessing with thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and He will bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Job 11:16For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
Psalms 37:16Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.
Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, My servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; Behold, My servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; Behold, My servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed;
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 →