Ecclesiastes 8:15

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KJV

King James Version (modern wording)

Then I commended delight, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 (KJV)

ASV

American Standard Version

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 (ASV)

BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 (BSB)

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What does Ecclesiastes 8:15 say?

Ecclesiastes 8:15 in modern King James wording reads: "Then I commended delight, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun."

Where is Ecclesiastes 8:15 found in the Bible?

Ecclesiastes 8:15 is verse 15 of chapter 8 of the book of Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes has 12 chapters.

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