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Ecclesiastes 2:24
A person can’t do anything better than eat, drink and be satisfied with their work. I’m finally seeing that those things also come from the hand of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:11-12
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also given people a sense of who he is. But they can’t completely understand what God has done from beginning to end.People should be happy and do good while they live. I know there’s nothing better for them to do than that.
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
No one knows what lies ahead. So who can tell someone else what’s going to happen?
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Ecclesiastes 10:14
They talk too much. No one knows what lies ahead. Who can tell someone else what will happen after they are gone?
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
Who knows what’s good for a person? They live for only a few meaningless days. They pass through life like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen on earth after they are gone?
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Philippians 4:4-5
Always be joyful because you belong to the Lord. I will say it again. Be joyful!Let everyone know how gentle you are. The Lord is coming soon.
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Ecclesiastes 11:9
You young people, be happy while you are still young. Let your heart be joyful while you are still strong. Do what your heart tells you to do. Go after what your eyes look at. But I want you to know that God will judge you for everything you do.
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Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
I have seen what is good. It is good for a person to eat and drink. It’s good for them to be satisfied with their hard work on this earth. That’s what they should do during the short life God has given them. That’s what God made them for.Sometimes God gives a person wealth and possessions. God makes it possible for that person to enjoy them. God helps them accept the life he has given them. God helps them to be happy in their work. All these things are gifts from God.A person like that doesn’t have to think about how their life is going. That’s because God fills their heart with joy.
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Deuteronomy 26:10-11
Now, Lord, I’m bringing you the first share of crops from the soil. After all, you have given them to me.” Place the basket in front of the Lord your God. Bow down to him.Then you and the Levites and the outsiders among you will be full of joy. You will enjoy all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your family.
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Job 14:21
If their children are honored, they don’t even know it. If their children are dishonored, they don’t even see it.
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Matthew 6:34
So don’t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
No one knows when trouble will come to them. Fish are caught in nets. Birds are taken in traps. And people are trapped by hard times that come when they don’t expect them.
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Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
Go and enjoy your food. Be joyful as you drink your wine. God has already approved what you do.Always wear white clothes to show you are happy. Anoint your head with olive oil.You love your wife. So enjoy life with her. Do it all the days of this meaningless life God has given you on earth. That’s what he made you for. That’s what you get for all your hard work on earth.
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Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
I gave myself everything my eyes wanted. There wasn’t any pleasure that I refused to give myself. I took delight in everything I did. And that was what I got for all my work.But then I looked over everything my hands had done. I saw what I had worked so hard to get. And nothing had any meaning. It was like chasing the wind. Nothing was gained on this earth.
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Deuteronomy 12:7
You and your families will eat at the place the Lord your God will choose. He will be with you there. You will find joy in everything you have done. That’s because he has blessed you.
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Daniel 12:13
“ Daniel, go on your way until the end. Your body will rest in the grave. Then at the end of the days you will rise from the dead. And you will receive what God has appointed for you.”
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Deuteronomy 12:18
Instead, you must eat all those things in the sight of the Lord your God. Do it at the place he will choose. You, your children, your male and female servants and the Levites from your towns can eat them. Be filled with joy in the sight of the Lord your God. Be joyful in everything you do.
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Romans 12:11-12
Stay excited about your faith as you serve the Lord.When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful.
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I advise everyone to enjoy life. A person on this earth can’t do anything better than eat and drink and be glad. Then they will enjoy their work. They’ll be happy all the days of the life God has given them on earth.
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Daniel 12:9-10
He answered,“ Go on your way, Daniel. The scroll is rolled up. It is sealed until the time of the end.Many people will be made pure in the fire. They will be made spotless. But sinful people will continue to be evil. Not one sinful person will understand. But those who are wise will.
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Deuteronomy 28:47
You didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness when times were good.