Parallel Verses
King James 2000
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.
New American Standard Bible
For he will not often
King James Version
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
Holman Bible
for he does not often consider the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
International Standard Version
For he will not brood much over the days of his life, since God will keep him occupied with the joys of his heart.
A Conservative Version
For he shall not much remember the days of his life, because God answers [him] in the joy of his heart.
American Standard Version
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
Amplified
For he will not often consider the [troubled] days of his life, because God keeps him occupied and focused on the joy of his heart [and the tranquility of God indwells him].
Bible in Basic English
He will not give much thought to the days of his life; because God lets him be taken up with the joy of his heart.
Darby Translation
For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth him with the joy of his heart.
Julia Smith Translation
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; for God humbles him in the gladness of his heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For he does not remember the [brief] days of his life, for God keeps his heart preoccupied with enjoyment [of life].
Modern King James verseion
For he shall not much remember the days of his life, because God answers him in the joy of his heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For he thinketh not much how long he shall live, forsomuch as God filleth his heart with gladness.
NET Bible
For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.
New Heart English Bible
For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.
The Emphasized Bible
Though it be not much, let him remember the days of his life, - for, God, beareth witness, by the gladness of his heart.
Webster
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
World English Bible
For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
For he doth not much remember the days of his life, for God is answering through the joy of his heart.
Themes
Enjoyment » Enjoying the fruits of your labor
Gifts from God » Temporal » To be used and enjoyed
Topics
Interlinear
Rabah
Zakar
Chay
'elohiym
`anah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 5:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
If You Have Wealth, Enjoy It As God Enables
19 Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. 20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:8-12
The LORD shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouses, and in all that you set your hand unto; and he shall bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because you served not the LORD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Psalm 4:6-7
There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift up the light of your countenance upon us.
Psalm 37:16
A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.
Isaiah 64:5
You meet him that rejoices and works righteousness, those that remember you in your ways: behold, you are angry; for we have sinned: in those ways is continuance, and we shall be saved.
Isaiah 65:13-14
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be ashamed:
Isaiah 65:21-24
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 5:5-11
And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given unto us.