Ecclesiastes 3:13
Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
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Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Deuteronomy 8:18
But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as it is today.
Psalms 4:6
Many say, “Who will show us any good?” Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.
Ecclesiastes 1:13
I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
Ecclesiastes 2:21
For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Ecclesiastes 3:21
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. “For whom then do I labor and deprive my soul of enjoyment?” This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.
Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 11:8
Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 11:10
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
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Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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Genesis 4:21
His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
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Genesis 43:34
He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.
Judges 16:25
When their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may entertain us.” They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;
Judges 19:6
So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together. Then the young lady’s father said to the man, “Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.”
Judges 19:9
When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady’s father, said to him, “Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night. Behold, the day is ending. Stay here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow go on your way early, that you may go home.”
Judges 19:22
As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!”
Ruth 3:7
When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. She came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
2 Samuel 13:28
Absalom commanded his servants, saying, “Mark now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant!”
Esther 1:10
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
Psalms 104:15
wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
Acts 14:17
Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
Ephesians 5:18
Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
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Genesis 49:14
“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
Genesis 49:15
He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.
2 Samuel 20:19
I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up Yahweh’s inheritance?”
Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
Ecclesiastes 8:3
Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
Ecclesiastes 8:4
for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
Ecclesiastes 8:5
Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
Romans 12:18
If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”
1 Timothy 2:2
for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
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Exodus 24:11
He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.
Deuteronomy 12:11
then it shall happen that to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to Yahweh.
Deuteronomy 16:11
You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, in the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.
Deuteronomy 16:14
You shall rejoice in your feast, you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your gates.
Deuteronomy 16:15
You shall keep a feast to Yahweh your God seven days in the place which Yahweh chooses, because Yahweh your God will bless you in all your increase and in all the work of your hands, and you shall be altogether joyful.
Deuteronomy 16:16
Three times in a year all of your males shall appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he chooses: in the feast of unleavened bread, in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of booths. They shall not appear before Yahweh empty.
Deuteronomy 16:17
Every man shall give as he is able, according to Yahweh your God’s blessing which he has given you.
Deuteronomy 26:11
You shall rejoice in all the good which Yahweh your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the foreigner who is among you.
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because you didn’t serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;
1 Chronicles 29:22
and ate and drank before Yahweh on that day with great gladness. They made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before Yahweh to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.
2 Chronicles 7:10
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
Nehemiah 8:12
All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
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Deuteronomy 22:19
They shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the young lady, because he has given a bad name to a virgin of Israel. She shall be his wife. He may not put her away all his days.
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Deuteronomy 28:48
therefore you will serve your enemies whom Yahweh sends against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in lack of all things. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.
Nehemiah 5:8
I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say.
Psalms 128:1
Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.
Isaiah 65:14
Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.
Acts 2:47
praising God and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”
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Deuteronomy 33:28
Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.
Job 7:4
When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
Ecclesiastes 10:3
Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
Micah 5:7
The remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from Yahweh, like showers on the grass, that don’t wait for man nor wait for the sons of men.
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Deuteronomy 28:30
You will betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her. You will build a house, and you won’t dwell in it. You will plant a vineyard, and not use its fruit.
Deuteronomy 28:31
Your ox will be slain before your eyes, and you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be violently taken away from before your face, and will not be restored to you. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have no one to save you.
Judges 6:3
So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east came up against them.
Judges 6:4
They encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, until you come to Gaza. They left no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep, ox, or donkey.
Judges 6:5
For they came up with their livestock and their tents. They came in as locusts for multitude. Both they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land to destroy it.
Judges 6:6
Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to Yahweh.
Isaiah 65:21
They will build houses and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Isaiah 65:22
They will not build and another inhabit. They will not plant and another eat; for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my chosen will long enjoy the work of their hands.
Isaiah 65:23
They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of Yahweh’s blessed and their descendants with them.
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Job 28:27
then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
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Job 31:25
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
Job 36:11
If they listen and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
Psalms 43:5
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.
Malachi 2:2
If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says Yahweh of Armies, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
Luke 12:19
I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.” ’
Luke 12:20
“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
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1 Kings 3:13
I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you for all your days.
Psalms 37:3
Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
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Psalms 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
Psalms 37:13
The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
Jeremiah 29:32
therefore Yahweh says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not have a man to dwell among this people. He won’t see the good that I will do to my people,” says Yahweh, “because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh.” ’ ”
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Psalms 116:11
I said in my haste, “All people are liars.”
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Psalms 129:2
many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
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Psalms 102:13
You will arise and have mercy on Zion, for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:2
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Ecclesiastes 3:3
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Ecclesiastes 3:5
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Ecclesiastes 3:6
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Ecclesiastes 3:7
a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Ecclesiastes 3:8
a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?
John 2:4
Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.”
John 7:6
Jesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
John 7:8
You go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fulfilled.”
John 7:30
They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
John 8:20
Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
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Ecclesiastes 3:19
For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals, for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 4:2
Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.
Ecclesiastes 4:16
There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was—yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
Jeremiah 3:10
Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense,” says Yahweh.
1 Corinthians 7:31
and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.
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Daniel 2:30
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.
Daniel 4:14
He cried aloud and said this: ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let the animals get away from under it and the birds from its branches.
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John 13:1
Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
John 17:1
Jesus said these things, then lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
Acts 1:7
He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
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