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Ecclesiastes 5:19 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 5 · verse 19
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.Ecclesiastes 5:19 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5:19 in context
17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
18Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
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Key words (Strong's)
- portionchêleqproperly, smoothnessH2506 →
- rejoicesâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
- richesʻôsherwealthH6239 →
- wealthnekeçtreasureH5233 →
- labourʻâmâltoilH5999 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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Solomon, from the vanity of riches hoarded up, here infers that the best course we can take is to use well what we have, to serve God with it, to do good with it, and take the comfort of it to ourselves and our families; this he had pressed before, Ecc 2:24; Ecc 3:22. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-20