Ecclesiastes 3:12
I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,
Literal Standard 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
13indeed, even every man who eats and has drunk and seen good by all his labor, it [is] a gift of God.
Cross References
Psalms 37:3Trust in YHWH, and do good, || Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Ecclesiastes 3:22And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it [is] his portion; for who brings him to look on that which is after him?
Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a glad heart, for already has God been pleased with your works.
Isaiah 64:5You have met with the rejoicer || And the doer of righteousness, || In Your ways they remember You, || Behold, You have been angry when we sin, || By them [is] continuance, and we are saved.
Acts 20:35I showed you all things, that, thus laboring, it is necessary to partake with the ailing, to also be mindful of the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said: It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
1 Thessalonians 5:15see [that] no one may render evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue that which is good, both to one another and to 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 →