Ecclesiastes 2:10 describes delighting in every pleasure and labor as reward, though later declared meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 states the same conclusion — to eat and drink and find satisfaction in one's toil — reinforcing the positive alternative to the darkness.

Ecclesiastes 3:13 similarly declares that enjoying food and work is a gift from God, echoing the same refrain of contentment.

Ecclesiastes 3:13 similarly states that eating, drinking, and finding satisfaction in toil is God's gift.

Ecclesiastes 3:22 reinforces this: there is nothing better than to enjoy one's work, for that is one's lot.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 commends enjoyment of life with the same phrase: eat, drink, and be glad in toil as God's gift.

Ecclesiastes 9:7 urges eating with gladness and drinking with a joyful heart, for God has approved your work.

In Ecclesiastes 1:3, the question of what gain toil brings contrasts with this verse's answer that enjoyment is good.

In Ecclesiastes 2:18, hatred of toil because it's left behind contrasts with finding enjoyment as one's lot here.

In Ecclesiastes 9:9, enjoying life with a wife is called one's portion — a specific application of the general call to enjoy.

In Ecclesiastes 6:9, preferring present sight over wandering appetite reinforces accepting one's lot.

In Ecclesiastes 11:8, rejoicing in all years echoes the command to enjoy one's lot, but with a reminder of darkness.

Ecclesiastes 11:9 encourages joy in youth but adds a warning of divine judgment—a broader perspective on enjoyment.

In Psalm 128:2, eating the fruit of one's labor as a blessing parallels the call here to enjoy toil as God's gift.

In 1 Timothy 4:3, Paul affirms foods as created by God to be received with thanksgiving — supporting the enjoyment of God's gifts.

Nehemiah 8:10 directly commands enjoying choice food and sweet drinks, with the joy of the Lord as strength—same theme.

1 Timothy 6:17 echoes the theme: God provides everything for our enjoyment, but warns against trusting wealth.