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Ecclesiastes 11:9

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Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.

Rejoice {H8055}, O young man {H970}, in thy youth {H3208}; and let thy heart {H3820} cheer {H2895} thee in the days {H3117} of thy youth {H979}, and walk {H1980} in the ways {H1870} of thine heart {H3820}, and in the sight {H4758} of thine eyes {H5869}: but know {H3045} thou, that for all these things God {H430} will bring {H935} thee into judgment {H4941}.

Young person, if you spend your youth only having fun, if you use your early years just to entertain yourself, if you follow your heart as you live your life, and let your eyes be your guide; understand that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

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Cross-References

  • Ecclesiastes 12:14 (41 votes)

    For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil.

  • 1 John 2:15 (33 votes)

    Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • 1 John 2:16 (33 votes)

    For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  • Ecclesiastes 12:1 (26 votes)

    ¶ Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

  • Lamentations 3:27 (21 votes)

    [It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

  • Ecclesiastes 3:17 (21 votes)

    I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:10 (17 votes)

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.