Ecclesiastes 5:20

(5:19) Let him then remember, that the days of his life are not many, that God hath answered him with the joy of his heart.

Leeser Tanakh

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

19(5:18) Also every man to whom God hath given riches and property, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his toil— this is the gift of God.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:8The Lord will command upon thee the blessing in thy storehouse, and in all the acquisitions of thy hand; and he trill bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Job 11:16Because thou wilt truly forget thy trouble, and as a waterflood that is passed away wilt thou remember it;

Psalms 37:16Better is the little that the righteous hath, than the great riches of many wicked.

Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, 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 made 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 →

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