37 Bible Verses about Enjoying Life

And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.

There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.

See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it is thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it is his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

For he doth not much remember the days of his life, for God is answering through the joy of his heart.

Lo, that which I have seen: It is good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it is his portion.

In a day of prosperity be in gladness, And in a day of evil consider. Also this over-against that hath God made, To the intent that man doth not find anything after him.

Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it is a gift of God.

I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.

Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I?

for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,

But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming is vanity.

A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Sweet also is the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.

And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?

Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, 'I have no pleasure in them.'

For who knoweth what is good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?

I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where is this -- the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

for it is not a vain thing for you, for it is your life, and by this thing ye prolong days on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'

The whole I have considered in the days of my vanity. There is a righteous one perishing in his righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer prolonging himself in his wrong.

At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this is vanity and a great evil.

And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this hath been my portion, from all my labour,

The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'

For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.

and this is the promise that He did promise us -- the life the age-during.

And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty;

For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.