Bible Verses about 'Ecclesiastes 3'

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• For everything there is a season,
  a time for every activity under heaven.
  Ecclesiastes 3:1 planning life heaven
• Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.
  Ecclesiastes 3:11 creation understanding life
• So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.
  Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 joy life food
• Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
  Ecclesiastes 4:4 work neighbor desires
• Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
  Ecclesiastes 4:9 friendship relationships work
• If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
  Ecclesiastes 4:10 relationships friendship neighbor
• A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
  Ecclesiastes 4:12 relationships friendship strength
• When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.
  Ecclesiastes 5:4 promises reliability obedience
• Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!
  Ecclesiastes 5:10 money greed materialism
• The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!
  Ecclesiastes 5:11 materialism money desires
• We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.
  Ecclesiastes 5:15 greed materialism heaven
• Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.
  Ecclesiastes 5:18 food work life
• And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.
  Ecclesiastes 5:19 money food work
• Don’t long for “the good old days.”
  This is not wise.
  Ecclesiastes 7:10 wisdom life
• Enjoy prosperity while you can,
  but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God.
  Remember that nothing is certain in this life.
  Ecclesiastes 7:14 joy life dependence
• Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.
  Ecclesiastes 7:20 sin righteousness world
• When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.
  Ecclesiastes 8:11 sin heart punishment
• So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!
  Ecclesiastes 9:7 joy food life
• Wise words bring approval,
  but fools are destroyed by their own words.
  Ecclesiastes 10:12 speaking wisdom
• Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.
  Ecclesiastes 11:5 God understanding
• So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.
  Ecclesiastes 11:10 sadness worrying heart
• Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”
  Ecclesiastes 12:1 creation life joy
• That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
  Ecclesiastes 12:13 awe law life
• The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief.
  To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
  Ecclesiastes 1:18 wisdom sadness mind