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Ecclesiastes 5:18

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Ecclesiastes 5:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:18

Theological / Devotional

I have seen. In vs. 12-17 Solomon has set forth vividly the folly of amassing wealth for its own sake. Now, from the background of his own experience, he observes that wealth is of value only as it is put to work, as it contributes to the needs and joys of life.

Comely. That is, “fitting” or “appropriate.”

Which God giveth him. True happiness and serenity of mind come of through right relations with God, through the realization that His hand is over all for good (see Rom. 8:28). Therefore the serene acceptance of one’s lot in life is the road to contentment and happiness. This was the counsel of Paul (1 Tim. 6:7, 8).

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