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Ecclesiastes 3:12
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I know that there is nothing better for them than to be glad and to do good in one's lifetime;
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime;
So I perceaued that in those thinges there is nothyng better for a man then to be mery, and to do well as long as he lyueth.
I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice to do good in his life.
I learned that the best thing for people to do is to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
So I perceaued, yt in these thinges there is nothinge better for a man, the to be mery & to do well so longe as he lyueth.
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good as long as they live;
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.
I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man] to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
I have concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they live,
I know the best thing we can do is to always enjoy life,
I know that there is nothing better for them to do than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.
I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.
I know that there is no good in worldly things, but for men to rejoice and to do good in their lives.
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to get pleasure so long as they live.
So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.
I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and to do good as long as they live.
I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
I know that there is nothing better for men than to rejoice and do good while they live,
I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;
I know that there is no blessedness in them, - save to be glad, and to do well with one's life.
And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.
So I realized that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy themselves during their lives.
I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live;
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime;
So I realize that the best thing for them is to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.
So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive.
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.
And Y knew that no thing was betere `to a man, `no but to be glad, and to do good werkis in his lijf.
I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;
I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
but: Ecclesiastes 3:22, Ecclesiastes 9:7-9, Deuteronomy 28:63, Psalms 37:3, Isaiah 64:5, Luke 11:41, Acts 20:35, Philippians 4:4-9, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 1 Timothy 6:18
Reciprocal: Ruth 3:7 - his heart 1 Chronicles 29:22 - eat and drink Proverbs 21:15 - joy Ecclesiastes 2:24 - nothing Ecclesiastes 5:18 - it is good and comely Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Better Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Then I Ecclesiastes 11:8 - rejoice 1 Corinthians 7:31 - use Galatians 6:10 - do good 1 Timothy 2:2 - that 1 Timothy 6:8 - General
Cross-References
And Yahweh God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make a matching helper for him.
And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there wasn't found a matching helper for him.
and the rib, which Yahweh God had taken from the man, he made a woman, and brought her to the man.
And Yahweh God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.
and I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed: he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
And Yahweh God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
If like man I have covered my transgressions, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
The foolishness of man subverts his way; And his heart frets against Yahweh.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I know that [there is] no good in them,.... In these things; as the Arabic version; in the creatures, as Jarchi; in all sublunary enjoyments; in everything the wise man had made a trial of before, as natural Wisdom and knowledge, worldly pleasure, riches, and wealth; the "summun bonum", or happiness of men, did not lie in these things; this he knew by experience, and had the strongest assurance of it: or in them, that is, the children of men, as the Targum: there is no real good thing in them, nor comes out of them, nor is done by them; they cannot think a good thought, nor do a good action, of themselves. Or rather the sense is, I know there is nothing better for them than what follows:
but for [a man] to rejoice; not in sin and sinful pleasures, in a riotous, voluptuous, and epicurean manner; but to be cheerful, and enjoy the blessings of life in a comfortable way, and with a thankful heart; and especially to rejoice in spiritual things, and above all in Christ; and not in any self-boastings or carnal confidences, all such rejoicing is evil; see Ecclesiastes 9:7. The Targum is,
"but that they rejoice in the joy of the law;''
but it is much better to rejoice in the things of the Gospel, which is indeed a joyful sound;
and to do good in his life: to himself and family, by making use of the good things of life, and not withholding and hoarding them up; and to others, to all men, as opportunity offers, and especially to the household of faith; and not only by liberality and alms deeds, but by doing all good works, from right principles and to right ends, and that always, as long as he lives, Galatians 6:9.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In them - i. e., in the sons of men.
To do good - In a moral sense. Physical enjoyment is referred to in Ecclesiastes 3:13.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ecclesiastes 3:12. I know that there is no good in them, but, c. — Since God has so disposed the affairs of this world, that the great events of providence cannot be accelerated or retarded by human cares and anxieties, submit to God make a proper use of what he has given: do thyself no harm, and endeavour as much as possible to do others good.
Enjoy, and bless thyself; let others share
The transient blessing: 'tis the gift of God.
