Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 9:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 9:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 9:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 9:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 9:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Goe, eate thy bread with ioy, and drinke thy wine with a cheerefull heart: for God nowe accepteth thy workes.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9

5 Les vivants, en effet, savent qu’ils mourront; mais les morts ne savent rien, et il n’y a pour eux plus de salaire, puisque leur mémoire est oubliée.

6 Et leur amour, et leur haine, et leur envie, ont déjà péri; et ils n’auront plus jamais aucune part à tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil.

7 Va, mange avec joie ton pain, et bois gaiement ton vin; car dès longtemps Dieu prend plaisir à ce que tu fais.

8 Qu’en tout temps tes vêtements soient blancs, et que l’huile ne manque point sur ta tête.

9 Jouis de la vie avec la femme que tu aimes, pendant tous les jours de ta vie de vanité, que Dieu t’a donnés sous le soleil, pendant tous les jours de ta vanité; car c’est ta part dans la vie, au milieu de ton travail que tu fais sous le soleil.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:7 Mean?

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