Ecclesiastes 11:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. ”

Ecclesiastes 11:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 11:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 11:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 11:10 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. ”

Ecclesiastes 11:10 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 11:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age <FI>are<Fi> vanity!”

Ecclesiastes 11:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity. ”

Ecclesiastes 11:10 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore take away griefe out of thine heart, and cause euil to depart from thy flesh: for childehood and youth are vanitie. ”

Ecclesiastes 11:10 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:10 in Context — Ecclesiastes 11

8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

9 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.

10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 11:10 Mean?

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