Ecclesiastes 2:24

Which verses does Ecclesiastes 2:24 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Ecclesiastes 3:2217 votes

   I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

2. Ecclesiastes 8:1513 votes

   So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

3. 1 Timothy 6:1713 votes

   Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

4. Ecclesiastes 3:12–139 votes

   I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live, and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.

5. Ecclesiastes 5:18–199 votes

   Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot. Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

6. Ecclesiastes 9:7–98 votes

   Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head. …

7. 1 Corinthians 15:326 votes

   If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

8. Deuteronomy 12:184 votes

   Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,

9. Deuteronomy 12:123 votes

   And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

10. Ecclesiastes 6:23 votes

    God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

11. Ecclesiastes 11:9–103 votes
12. Malachi 2:23 votes
13. Acts 14:173 votes
14. Nehemiah 8:102 votes
15. Luke 12:19–202 votes

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 2:24?

The 10 strongest of 21.

• Nehemiah 8:10 17
• Ecclesiastes 5:18 15
• Ecclesiastes 5:19 11
• Ecclesiastes 9:7 9
• Ecclesiastes 3:13 8
• Ecclesiastes 3:22 8
• Ecclesiastes 8:15 7
• Ecclesiastes 9:9 5
• Ruth 3:7 3
• 1 Corinthians 7:31 3