12And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.


In Context

9 What hath man more of his labour?

10 I have seen the trouble, which God hath given the sons of men to be exercised in it.

11 He hath made all things good in their time, and hath delivered the world to their consideration, so that man cannot flnd out the work which God hath made from the beginning to the end.

12 And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.

13 For every man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his labour, this is the gift of God.

14 I have learned that all the works which God hath made, continue for ever: we cannot add any thing, nor take away from those things which God hath made that he may be feared.

Ecclesiastes 3:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man] to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:12I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:12I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:12I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.