Ecclesiastes 3:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 3:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 3:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 3:13 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 3:13 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 3:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it <FI>is<Fi> a gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 3:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 3:13 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And also that euery man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commoditie of all his labour. this is the gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 3:13 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:13 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3

11 Il fait toute chose bonne en son temps; même il a mis dans leur cœur la pensée de l’éternité, bien que l’homme ne puisse pas saisir l’œuvre que Dieu fait, du commencement jusqu’à la fin.

12 J’ai reconnu qu’il n’y a de bonheur pour eux qu’à se réjouir et à se donner du bien-être pendant leur vie;

13 mais que, si un homme mange et boit et jouit du bien-être au milieu de tout son travail, c’est là un don de Dieu.

14 J’ai reconnu que tout ce que Dieu fait durera toujours, qu’il n’y a rien à y ajouter et rien à en retrancher, et que Dieu agit ainsi afin qu’on le craigne.

15 Ce qui est a déjà été, et ce qui sera a déjà été, et Dieu ramène ce qui est passé.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:13 Mean?

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