Ecclesiastes 2:1; Ecclesiastes 2:2; Ecclesiastes 2:10; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 5:20; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 9:7

Ecclesiastes 2:1

1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

2 “Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”

Ecclesiastes 2:10

10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, and this was the reward for all my toil.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:20

20 They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

15 So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.