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Ecclesiastes 3:12

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

Ecclesiastes 3:12 BSB

Ecclesiastes 3:12 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 37:3 (8 votes) and Ecclesiastes 3:22 (6 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Deuteronomy 28 to 1 Timothy 6.

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Which verses does Ecclesiastes 3:12 point to?

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

  1. Psalm 37:38 votes

    Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

  2. Ecclesiastes 3:226 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?

  3. 1 Timothy 6:185 votes

    Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:15–164 votes

    Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people. Rejoice at all times.

  5. Acts 20:353 votes

    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

  6. Philippians 4:4–93 votes

    Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near. …

  7. Isaiah 64:52 votes

    You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?

  8. Luke 11:412 votes

    But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

  9. Deuteronomy 28:631 vote

    Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.

  10. Ecclesiastes 9:7–91 vote

    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. …

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 3:12?

The 10 strongest of 17.