Ecclesiastes 5:20 · KJV
“For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth {him} in the joy of his heart. {For...: or, Though he give not much, yet he remembereth, etc}”
— Ecclesiastes 5:20
Ecclesiastes 5 — Context
Behold {that} which I have seen: {it is} good and comely {for one} to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it {is} his portion. {It is good...: Heb. there is a good which is comely, etc} {all the days: Heb. the number of the days}
19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this {is} the gift of God.
20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth {him} in the joy of his heart. {For...: or, Though he give not much, yet he remembereth, etc}
Cross References
Isaiah 65:13-14
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Psalms 37:16
A little that a righteous man hath {is} better than the riches of many wicked.
Isaiah 65:21-24
And they shall build houses, and inhabit {them}; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Psalms 4:6-7
{There be} many that say, Who will shew us {any} good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Deuteronomy 28:8-12
The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. {storehouses: or, barns}
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all {things};
Isaiah 64:5
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, {those that} remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
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