Ecclesiastes 5:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 5:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 5:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 5:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.”
Ecclesiastes 5:19 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 labor—this is the gift of God. ”
Ecclesiastes 5:19 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.”
Ecclesiastes 5:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Every man also to whomGod hath given riches and wealth, and power to eat thereof, and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labour: that is a gift ofGod. ”
Ecclesiastes 5:19 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Surely hee will not much remember the dayes of his life, because God answereth to the ioy of his heart. ”
Ecclesiastes 5:19 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:19 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5
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 5:19 Mean?
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