Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:13; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 4:3; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Ecclesiastes 4:9; Ecclesiastes 4:13; Ecclesiastes 5:5; Ecclesiastes 5:18; Ecclesiastes 6:3; Ecclesiastes 6:9; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 7:1; Ecclesiastes 7:2; Ecclesiastes 7:3; Ecclesiastes 7:5; Ecclesiastes 7:8; Ecclesiastes 7:10; Ecclesiastes 7:11; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Ecclesiastes 7:18; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Ecclesiastes 7:26; Ecclesiastes 8:12; Ecclesiastes 8:13; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 9:2; Ecclesiastes 9:4; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Ecclesiastes 9:16; Ecclesiastes 9:18; Ecclesiastes 11:6; Ecclesiastes 11:7; Ecclesiastes 12:14

Ecclesiastes 2:3

3 I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

26 For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God's sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime;

Ecclesiastes 3:13

13 moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor -it is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

22 I have seen that nothing is better than that man should be happy in his activities, for that is his lot. For who will bring him to see what will occur after him?

Ecclesiastes 4:3

3 But better off than both of them is the one who has never existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

6 One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:9

9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

13 A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

Ecclesiastes 5:5

5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one's labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he,

Ecclesiastes 6:9

9 What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

12 For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 7:1

1 A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.

Ecclesiastes 7:2

2 It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:3

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

10 Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

14 In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider - God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

18 It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

20 Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

26 And I discovered more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured by her.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly .

Ecclesiastes 8:13

13 But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

15 So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

2 It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear.

Ecclesiastes 9:4

4 For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

7 Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

16 So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

Ecclesiastes 11:7

7 The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.