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Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

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ASV

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

KJV

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980 →
אֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholeatH398 →
בְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.Chahwith gladnessH8057 →
לַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khafood yourH3899 →
וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.Tehand drinkH8354 →
בְלֶב־ve.lev-with a heartH3820 →
ט֖וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
יֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khawine yourH3196 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
כְבָ֔רkhe.VaralreadyH3528 →
רָצָ֥הra.Tzahhe has taken pleasure inH7521 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khadeeds yourH4639 →

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Nehemiah 8:10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”Ecclesiastes 3:12–13I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,Deuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.Jeremiah 31:16This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy.Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.Ecclesiastes 8:15So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.Ecclesiastes 2:24–26Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.Nehemiah 8:10–12Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”1 Samuel 1:18“May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer downcast.Ecclesiastes 3:13and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.Luke 7:50And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”1 Chronicles 16:1–3So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.Ecclesiastes 5:18Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.Matthew 8:13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.Deuteronomy 16:14–15And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.Deuteronomy 14:26Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

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Vanity Under the Sun — Ecclesiastes

The most forceful instance : “eat thy bread with joy… let thy garments be always white” : paired with “whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”

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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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