Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
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Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and {find delight} in his toil. For I also realized that this [is] from the hand of God!
Ecclesiastes 3:13
And for anyone to eat and drink, that is, {to enjoy the fruit of all his toil}, this also is a gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 6:2
God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; yet God does not enable him to enjoy it--instead someone else ends up enjoying it. This [is] vanity--indeed, it [is] a grievous ill!
Deuteronomy 8:18
But you must remember Yahweh your God, for he [is] the [one] giving you strength to acquire wealth in order to confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors {as it is today}.
1 Kings 3:13
Too, what you have not asked I give to you: both riches and honor, [so that] no man among the kings will be like you all of your days.
This is
Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and {find delight} in his toil. For I also realized that this [is] from the hand of God!
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
And for anyone to eat and drink, that is, {to enjoy the fruit of all his toil}, this also is a gift of God.