Ecclesiastes 3:13
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.”Ecclesiastes 3:13
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:13 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:13 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Work & Rest, and Stewardship.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 8:10“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”Ecclesiastes 5:19“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.”Ecclesiastes 2:24“There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.”Ecclesiastes 9:7“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”Isaiah 65:21“And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.”Psalms 128:2“For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.”Ecclesiastes 9:9“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.”Psalms 34:12“What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?”Ecclesiastes 5:18“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.”Deuteronomy 28:30“Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.”Deuteronomy 28:47“Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;”Judges 6:3“And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;”Ecclesiastes 6:2“A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”
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