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Amplified
and also that every man should eat and drink and see and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
New American Standard Bible
moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—it is the
King James Version
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
Holman Bible
It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.
International Standard Version
moreover, every person should eat, drink, and enjoy the benefits of everything that he undertakes, since it is a gift from God.
A Conservative Version
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor. [It] is the gift of God.
American Standard Version
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
Bible in Basic English
And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.
Darby Translation
yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And also every man shall eat and drink, and see the good in all his labor; it is the gift of God.
King James 2000
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And for anyone to eat and drink, that is, {to enjoy the fruit of all his toil}, this also is a gift of God.
Modern King James verseion
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For all that a man eateth and drinketh, yea whatsoever a man enjoyeth of all his labor, the same is a gift of God.
NET Bible
and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.
New Heart English Bible
Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
The Emphasized Bible
Though indeed, that any man should eat and drink, and see blessedness, in all his toil, it is, the gift of God.
Webster
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.
World English Bible
Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it is a gift of God.
Themes
Enjoyment » Enjoying the fruits of your labor
Gifts from God » Temporal » To be used and enjoyed
the Gifts of God » Temporal » To be used and enjoyed
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
No One Understands God's Mysterious Plan
12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good as long as they live;
13 and also that every man should eat and drink and see and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
14
I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor can anything be taken from it, for God does it so that men will fear and worship Him [with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is God].
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and assure himself that there is good in his labor. Even this, I have seen, is from the hand of God.
Deuteronomy 28:30-31
You will be pledged to marry a wife, but another man will be intimate with her [before you]; you will build a house, but you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit.
Deuteronomy 28:47-48
“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with a heart full of joy and gladness for the abundance of all things [with which He blessed you],
Judges 6:3-6
For it was whenever Israel had sown [their seed] that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and go up against them.
Psalm 128:2
For you shall eat the fruit of [the labor of] your hands,
You will be happy and blessed and it will be well with you.
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
Behold, here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in all the labor in which he labors under the sun during the few days of his life which God gives him—for this is his [allotted] reward.
Ecclesiastes 6:2
a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God has not given him the power or capacity to enjoy them [all those things which are gifts from God], but a stranger [in whom he has no interest succeeds him and] enjoys them. This is vanity and it is a [cause of] great distress.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go your way, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart [if you are righteous, wise, and in the hands of God]; for God has already approved and accepted your works.
Isaiah 65:21-23
“They will build houses and live in them;
They will plant vineyards and eat the fruit.