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Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

24 A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,

25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?

26 To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

Acts 14:17 - Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from he... Click to read the verse Acts 14:17 Click to read the verse Acts 14:17

1 Timothy 6:17 - Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in we... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:17 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:17

1 Kings 4:20 - Solomon’s Daily Provisions The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the s... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:20 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:20

1 Corinthians 15:32 - If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for merely human reasons, what have I gained? If the dead ar... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:32 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:32

Ecclesiastes 8:15 - So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to e... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:15 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:15

Ecclesiastes 9:9 - Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has gi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:9 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:9

Ecclesiastes 5:18 - Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:18 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:18

Malachi 2:2 - If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I w... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:2 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:2

Nehemiah 8:10 - Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have noth... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 8:10 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 8:10

Deuteronomy 12:12 - And there rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:12 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:12

Deuteronomy 12:18 - Instead, you are to eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your Go... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:18 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:18

Luke 12:19-20 - And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy;... Click to read the verse Luke 12:19-20 Click to read the verse Luke 12:19-20

Ruth 3:7 - When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at... Click to read the verse Ruth 3:7 Click to read the verse Ruth 3:7

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 - I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

1 Chronicles 29:22 - They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the Lord that day. Then they acknowledged ... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 29:22 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 29:22

Jeremiah 22:15 - “Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:15 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:15

Ecclesiastes 3:13 - That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:13

Ecclesiastes 6:2 - God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:2 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:2

Ecclesiastes 2:3 - I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:3

Ecclesiastes 5:18-19 - Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:18-19 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:18-19

Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 - Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that Go... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:7-9

Ecclesiastes 3:22 - So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:22 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:22

Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 - Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your y... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:9-10