Ecclesiastes 9:7
What does Ecclesiastes 9:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 9:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Go then, and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness: because thy works please God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; forGod hath already accepted thy works.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1
And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
- 1 Chronicles 29:21
And they sacrificed sacrifices unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel,
- John 4:50
Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spake unto him, and he went his way.
- Ecclesiastes 5:18
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.
- Genesis 12:19
why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
- 2 Chronicles 30:23
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they keptotherseven days with gladness.
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