Ecclesiastes 9:7 “Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart…”

Ecclesiastes 9:7

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Goe, eate thy bread with ioy, and drinke thy wine with a cheerefull heart: for God nowe accepteth thy workes.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

Bible in Basic English

Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.

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Cross references

“Go”

John 4:50 Genesis 12:19 Mark 7:29

John 4:50 · BSB

“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

Genesis 12:19 · BSB

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”

Mark 7:29 · BSB

Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

“eat”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 Deuteronomy 12:7 Ecclesiastes 8:15 Ecclesiastes 2:24–26 Nehemiah 8:10–12 Ecclesiastes 5:18

Ecclesiastes 10:19 · BSB

A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

Deuteronomy 12:7 · BSB

There, 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.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 · BSB

So 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 hi…

Ecclesiastes 2:24–26 · BSB

Nothing 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.

Nehemiah 8:10–12 · BSB

Then 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 5:18 · BSB

Here 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.

“for”

Exodus 24:8–11 Luke 11:41 Acts 10:35 Genesis 4:4 Genesis 4:5

Exodus 24:8–11 · BSB

So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

Luke 11:41 · BSB

But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

Acts 10:35 · BSB

but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

Genesis 4:4 · BSB

while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

Genesis 4:5 · BSB

but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.

8Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

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