Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do. New Living Translation So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! English Standard Version Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. Berean Standard Bible Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: King James Bible Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. New King James Version Go, eat your bread with joy, And drink your wine with a merry heart; For God has already accepted your works. New American Standard Bible Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. NASB 1995 Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. NASB 1977 Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. Legacy Standard Bible Go then, eat your bread in gladness and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works. Amplified Bible Go your way, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart [if you are righteous, wise, and in the hands of God]; for God has already approved and accepted your works. Christian Standard Bible Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works. Holman Christian Standard Bible Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works. American Standard Version Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works. Contemporary English Version So be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do. English Revised Version Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works. GOD'S WORD® Translation Go, enjoy eating your food, and drink your wine cheerfully, because God has already accepted what you've done. Good News Translation Go ahead--eat your food and be happy; drink your wine and be cheerful. It's all right with God. International Standard Version Go ahead and enjoy your meals as you eat. Drink your wine with a joyful attitude, because God already has approved your actions. Majority Standard Bible Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: NET Bible Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works. New Heart English Bible Go your way--eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works. Webster's Bible Translation Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. World English Bible Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionGo, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a glad heart, for already has God been pleased with your works. Young's Literal Translation Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works. Smith's Literal Translation Go eat in joy thy bread, and drink thy wine in a good heart; for already God was satisfied with thy works. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGo then, and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness: because thy works please God. Catholic Public Domain Version So then, go and eat your bread with rejoicing, and drink your wine with gladness. For your works are pleasing to God. New American Bible Go, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a merry heart, because it is now that God favors your works. New Revised Standard Version Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has long ago approved what you do. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCome now, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God is pleased with your works. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Come, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a good heart, because God is pleased with your works! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, And drink thy wine with a merry heart; For God hath already accepted thy works. Brenton Septuagint Translation Go, eat thy bread with mirth, and drink thy wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favourably accepted thy works. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Enjoy Your Portion in This Life7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: 8Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.… Cross References Isaiah 22:13 But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. Luke 12:19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ Proverbs 15:13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit. Psalm 104:15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. Nehemiah 8:10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Deuteronomy 12:7 There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you. John 2:1-11 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ... Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Acts 2:46 With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, Psalm 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. Treasury of Scripture Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works. go Genesis 12:19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. Mark 7:29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. John 4:50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. eat Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God… Ecclesiastes 3:12,13 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life… Ecclesiastes 5:18 Behold 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. for Genesis 4:4,5 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: … Exodus 24:8-11 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words… Luke 11:41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. Jump to Previous Accepted Accepteth Already Approved Bread Cheerful Drink Eat Enjoyment Favors Food Glad Gladness Happiness Heart Joy Joyful Merry Pleased Way Wine WorksJump to Next Accepted Accepteth Already Approved Bread Cheerful Drink Eat Enjoyment Favors Food Glad Gladness Happiness Heart Joy Joyful Merry Pleased Way Wine WorksEcclesiastes 9 1. like things happen to good and bad4. there is a necessity of death unto men 7. Comfort is all their portion in this life 11. God's providence rules over all 13. wisdom is better than strength Go The Hebrew word for "go" is "לֵךְ" (lekh), which is an imperative form, suggesting an active and intentional movement. In the context of Ecclesiastes, this command to "go" is an encouragement to engage with life actively. It reflects a call to embrace the present moment, a theme prevalent throughout Ecclesiastes. Theologically, it can be seen as an exhortation to live purposefully within the boundaries of God's providence. eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart for God has already approved your works Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Go,לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk eat אֱכֹ֤ל (’ĕ·ḵōl) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat your bread לַחְמֶ֔ךָ (laḥ·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain with joy, בְּשִׂמְחָה֙ (bə·śim·ḥāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee and drink וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה (ū·šă·ṯêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe your wine יֵינֶ֑ךָ (yê·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication with a cheerful ט֖וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good heart, בְלֶב־ (ḇə·leḇ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has already כְבָ֔ר (ḵə·ḇār) Adverb Strong's 3528: Extent of time, a great while, long ago, formerly, hitherto approved רָצָ֥ה (rā·ṣāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt your works: מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ (ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property Links Ecclesiastes 9:7 NIVEcclesiastes 9:7 NLT Ecclesiastes 9:7 ESV Ecclesiastes 9:7 NASB Ecclesiastes 9:7 KJV Ecclesiastes 9:7 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 9:7 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 9:7 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 9:7 French Bible Ecclesiastes 9:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go your way--eat your bread with joy (Ecclesiast. 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