Ecclesiastes 8:15 commends joy and eating/drinking as the best under the sun — directly mirrors this verse.

Ecclesiastes 5:18 repeats the command: eat, drink, and enjoy toil as one's lot. Strong thematic parallel.

Ecclesiastes 3:13 directly parallels: eat, drink, and take pleasure in toil as God's gift. Identical theme.

Ecclesiastes 3:12 similarly says there is nothing better than to be joyful — reinforcing the same exhortation.

In Ecclesiastes 2:24-26, the same theme appears: enjoyment of food and drink is God's gift, echoing the call to joy here.

Ecclesiastes 3:22 echoes the same theme: rejoice in your work as your lot — same book, same encouragement to enjoy God-given activities.

Exodus 24:8-11 describes a covenant meal eaten before God, paralleling the joyful eating under divine approval in Ecclesiastes 9:7.

Acts 10:35 declares God accepts those who fear Him and do right, echoing the divine approval that underlies the joyful eating in Ecclesiastes 9:7.

Nehemiah 8:10-12 tells the people to eat rich food and drink sweet wine because joy in the Lord is their strength — directly parallels Ecclesiastes' joyful eating.

1 Chronicles 16:1-3 shows David distributing food and drink after bringing the ark — a feast of joy before God, echoing Ecclesiastes' invitation.

Genesis 4:5 shows God rejecting Cain's offering, contrasting with the divine approval that enables joyful eating in Ecclesiastes 9:7.

In Deuteronomy 12:7, Israel is commanded to eat and rejoice before the Lord — the same joyful feasting in God's presence that Ecclesiastes echoes.

1 Chronicles 29:22 shows the people eating and drinking with great gladness before the Lord at Solomon's anointing — a communal feast accepted by God.

In 1 Samuel 1:18, Hannah eats and her sadness lifts after God's blessing — mirroring the joyful eating here from God's approval.

Psalm 104:15 directly ties bread and wine to gladdening the heart — God's gifts that sustain the joyful eating and drinking encouraged here.

Acts 2:46 portrays early believers eating with glad hearts—a direct echo of the command to eat bread with joy because of God's favor.

Deuteronomy 14:26 commands rejoicing with food and drink before God, directly paralleling the joyful eating with divine approval in Ecclesiastes 9:7.

Exodus 24:11 shows elders eating and drinking in God's presence unharmed, directly paralleling the divine approval for joyful food in Ecclesiastes 9:7.

Isaiah 24:9 describes a time when wine and singing cease — a stark contrast to the call to joyful drinking here, implying judgment.

Romans 14:18 echoes the approval theme: serving Christ makes one acceptable to God, paralleling Ecclesiastes' assurance that God approves your deeds.

Jeremiah 35:5 presents wine offered to the Rechabites, who refuse—contrasting the joyful drinking encouraged here with their vow of abstinence.

Deuteronomy 12:12 extends the rejoicing to include family, servants, and Levites — broadening Ecclesiastes' individual joy to communal celebration.

1 Corinthians 7:31 advises detachment from the world, contrasting Ecclesiastes' call to enjoy life—different attitudes toward worldly pleasures.

1 Kings 8:66 describes the people going home joyful after the temple dedication — a communal feast of gladness like Ecclesiastes' call to enjoy.

Deuteronomy 16:14 commands rejoicing at the Feast of Tabernacles with all household members — mirroring the joyful eating and drinking theme.

Deuteronomy 16:15 promises God's blessing on the feast, making joy possible — reinforcing that God approves joyful celebration as in Ecclesiastes.

2 Chronicles 30:23-27 describes Hezekiah's extended Passover with great rejoicing — a joyful feast before God like Ecclesiastes' call to eat with joy.

1 Chronicles 29:21-23 records sacrifices and great joy at Solomon's coronation — a communal feast celebrating God's approval, paralleling Ecclesiastes.