37 Bible Verses about Enjoying Life

So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God.

Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.

So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

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.

This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.

In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.

Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.

And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.

I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

Every man to whom God has given money and wealth and the power to have pleasure in it and to do his part and have joy in his work: this is given by God.

Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

Who may take food or have pleasure without him?

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.

A man to whom God gives money, wealth, and honour so that he has all his desires but God does not give him the power to have joy of it, and a strange man takes it. This is to no purpose and an evil disease.

Truly the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

And though he goes on living a thousand years twice over and does not see good, are not the two going to the same place?

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.

And this is no small thing for you, but it is your life, and through this you may make your days long in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.

These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.

Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.

The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.

So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.

He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.

For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there the heart is free.

For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.