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Ecclesiastes 5:20

For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

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Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

KJV

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
הַרְבֵּ֔הhar.Beh[surely] muchH7235 →
יִזְכֹּ֖רyiz.Korhe will rememberH2142 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117 →
חַיָּ֑יוchai.Yavlife hisH2416 →
כִּ֧יkiforH3588 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
מַעֲנֶ֖הma.'a.Neh[is] keeping busyH6031 →
בְּשִׂמְחַ֥תbe.sim.Chatwith [the] joy ofH8057 →
לִבּֽוֹ׃li.Boheart hisH3820 →

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Isaiah 65:13–14Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.Isaiah 65:21–24They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.Job 11:16For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.Psalms 4:6–7Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,Deuteronomy 28:8–12The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,Isaiah 64:5You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?Romans 5:5–11And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

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About Ecclesiastes

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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