Ecclesiastes 3:13

8 songs meet this passage

• “busted his ass for you and me”

  Fly over States · Jason Aldean

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:13

  The song honors ordinary labor as something good and worth respecting, echoing the biblical idea that toil itself can be a gift to enjoy and take pride in.

• Watermelon Sugar · Harry Styles

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

  The song's delight in a summer afternoon and simple sensory pleasure echoes Ecclesiastes' affirmation that enjoying good things is itself a gift, in its proper place.

• Piano Man · Billy Joel

  strains against Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

  The song's answer to weariness is a nightly escape into song and drink rather than the contentment Ecclesiastes commends in simple, grateful living.

• Alright · Kris Kross

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

  The overall mood of enjoying a good day, family, and hard-earned success echoes Ecclesiastes' simple counsel to find gladness in one's labor and life.

• “Full and steady flow,I'm growin', showin' sights and sound”

  Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) · Us3

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

  Finding good and taking pleasure in one's toil and craft is affirmed as a gift, which fits this artist's evident joy in skill and creation.

• Red Dirt Road · Brooks & Dunn

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

  Contentment as a simple gift rather than an achievement mirrors this older wisdom about enjoying one's ordinary toil and days.

• “I got to enjoy myself regardless”

  Just Fine · Mary J. Blige

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

  Finding enjoyment in daily life and work is affirmed as a good gift, even if the song doesn't trace that gift back to its Giver.

• “I wanna celebrate and live my life”

  Dynamite · Taio Cruz

  resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

  Scripture affirms that joy, dancing, and celebration are gifts, not something to feel guilty about in moderation.