Ecclesiastes 11:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 11:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 11:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 11:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 11:8 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. ”
Ecclesiastes 11:8 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 11:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming <FI>is<Fi> vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 11:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 11:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Ecclesiastes 11:8 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 11:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though a man liue many yeeres, and in them all he reioyce, yet hee shall remember the daies of darkenesse, because they are manie, all that commeth is vanitie.”
Ecclesiastes 11:8 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:8 in Context — Ecclesiastes 11
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
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 11:8 Mean?
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