Is it in the Bible?
Is “Eat, drink and be merry” in the Bible?
Yes. “Eat, drink and be merry” is in the Bible, at Luke 12:19. A rich man says it to himself in a story Jesus tells.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Luke 12:19.
A rich man says it to himself in a story Jesus tells.
The verse
And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have plenty of good things stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’
Luke 12:19 · open the chapter →
What it means there
In the story it is a fool’s plan: he dies that night (Luke 12:20). Ecclesiastes 8:15 says something close in a better light, as enjoying the food and work God gives. “For tomorrow we die” comes from Isaiah 22:13.
Also in the Bible
So I commended joy, for there is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad; this will go with them in their toil through the days of life that God has given them under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 · open the chapter →
But look—joy and celebration, killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine! “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
Isaiah 22:13 · open the chapter →
If, humanly speaking, I fought wild beasts at Ephesus, what did I gain by it? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
1 Corinthians 15:32 · open the chapter →
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Is “Eat, drink and be merry” in the Bible?
Yes. “Eat, drink and be merry” is in the Bible, at Luke 12:19. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. A rich man says it to himself in a story Jesus tells.
Where in the Bible is “Eat, drink and be merry”?
In Luke 12:19, and also Ecclesiastes 8:15, Isaiah 22:13 and 1 Corinthians 15:32. In the Lumin Translation, Luke 12:19 reads: “And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have plenty of good things stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’”
Who said “Eat, drink and be merry”?
A rich man says it to himself in a story Jesus tells.
What does “Eat, drink and be merry” mean in the Bible?
In the story it is a fool’s plan: he dies that night (Luke 12:20). Ecclesiastes 8:15 says something close in a better light, as enjoying the food and work God gives. “For tomorrow we die” comes from Isaiah 22:13.
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