Ecclesiastes 2:24

Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 2

6 songs meet this passage

  • “Cause we survivin”

    TEXAS HOLD 'EM · Beyoncé

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 2:24

    There's an honest human instinct here to find small pleasures (food, drink, company) as a way to endure hard days, which Ecclesiastes names without condemning.

  • “It gets a high riding off into the sun”

    Heart Like a Truck · Lainey Wilson

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 2:24

    The simple joy of the open road and sunlight reflects Ecclesiastes' affirmation of finding good in ordinary pleasures, even without deeper resolution.

  • “But who wants to live forever, babe?”

    Too Sweet · Hozier

    strains against Ecclesiastes 2:24-25

    Ecclesiastes wrestles with the same 'why bother' question but lands on receiving each day as a gift from God, not an excuse to drift.

  • “Live like we're gonna die”

    Beautiful People · David Guetta & Sia

    strains against Ecclesiastes 2:24-25

    Ecclesiastes also wrestles with mortality and pleasure, but concludes satisfaction comes from God, not from chasing highs for their own sake.

  • Notion · The Rare Occasions

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 2:24-25

    Like the Preacher, the song wrestles honestly with whether meaning survives mortality, even without landing on God as the answer.

  • “It's a short life”

    Nice For What · Drake

    strains against Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

    Ecclesiastes also wrestles with life's brevity, but points its hearer toward receiving joy from God's hand rather than simply seizing pleasure before time runs out.

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