Ecclesiastes 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 5:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.”
Ecclesiastes 5:18 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion. ”
Ecclesiastes 5:18 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, that which I have seen: <FI>It is<Fi> good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it <FI> is<Fi> his portion.”
Ecclesiastes 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold what I have seen good and comely: [it is] to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith [man] laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life whichGod hath given him: for that is his portion. ”
Ecclesiastes 5:18 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also to euery man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures, and giueth him power to eate thereof, and to take his part, and to enioy his labour: this is the gift of God.”
Ecclesiastes 5:18 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:18 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5
16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
18 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.
19 Every 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.
20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:18 Mean?
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