Ecclesiastes 5:19

כִּי לֹא הַרְבֵּה יִזְכֹּר אֶת ־ יְמֵי חַיָּיו כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים מַעֲנֶה בְּשִׂמְחַת לִבּֽוֹ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18גַּם כָּֽל ־ הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן ־ לוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׁר וּנְכָסִים וְהִשְׁלִיטוֹ לֶאֱכֹל מִמֶּנּוּ וְלָשֵׂאת אֶת ־ חֶלְקוֹ וְלִשְׂמֹחַ בַּעֲמָלוֹ זֹה מַתַּת אֱלֹהִים הִֽיא ׃

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:18וְזָֽכַרְתָּ אֶת ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי הוּא הַנֹּתֵן לְךָ כֹּחַ לַעֲשׂוֹת חָיִל לְמַעַן הָקִים אֶת ־ בְּרִיתוֹ אֲשֶׁר ־ נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה ׃ פ

2 Chronicles 1:12הַֽחָכְמָה וְהַמַּדָּע נָתוּן לָךְ וְעֹשֶׁר וּנְכָסִים וְכָבוֹד אֶתֶּן ־ לָךְ אֲשֶׁר ׀ לֹא ־ הָיָה כֵן לַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַחֲרֶיךָ לֹא יִֽהְיֶה ־ כֵּֽן ׃

Ecclesiastes 3:13וְגַם כָּל ־ הָאָדָם שֶׁיֹּאכַל וְשָׁתָה וְרָאָה טוֹב בְּכָל ־ עֲמָלוֹ מַתַּת אֱלֹהִים הִֽיא ׃

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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