| Ecclesiastes 5:20 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | For he will not often consider the years of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the gladness of his heart. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | These people won't give much thought to their brief lives because God keeps them occupied with the joy in their hearts.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. |
| ASV: | For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. |
| BBE: | 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. |
| DBY: | For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth him with the joy of his heart. |
| ERV: | For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. |
| JPS: | For let him remember the days of his life that they are not many; for God answereth him in the joy of his heart. |
| WBS: | For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. |
| WEB: | For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart. |
| YLT: | For he doth not much remember the days of his life, for God is answering through the joy of his heart. |
| Ecclesiastes 5:20 Cross References |
| XREF: | Exodus 23:25 "But you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 5:20 For he shall not much remember the days of his {p} life; because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.
(p) He will take no great thought for the pains that he has endured in times past. |
| WES: | 5:20 Remember - So as to disquiet himself. The days - The troubles; days being put here for evil, or, sad days. Answereth - His desires, in giving him solid joy and comfort. |
| MHC: | 5:18-20 Life is God's gift. We must not view our calling as a drudgery, but take pleasure in the calling where God puts us. A cheerful spirit is a great blessing; it makes employments easy, and afflictions light. Having made a proper use of riches, a man will remember the days of his past life with pleasure. The manner in which Solomon refers to God as the Giver, both of life and its enjoyments, shows they ought to be received and to be used, consistently with his will, and to his glory. Let this passage recommend to all the kind words of the merciful Redeemer, Labour not for the meat that perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life. Christ is the Bread of life, the only food of the soul. All are invited to partake of this heavenly provision. |
| CONC: | Answereth Answering Consider Gladness Heart Joy Keeps Lets Occupied Occupies Often Reflect Reflects Remember |
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