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Ecclesiastes 3:13 — Meaning and Application
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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. "
Ecclesiastes 3:13
Verse in Context
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He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
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Ecclesiastes 3:1
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Ecclesiastes 3:1
"For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the sun."
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;"
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