Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 11:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 11:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 11:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and 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 into judgment.”
Ecclesiastes 11:9 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Ecclesiastes 11:9 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 11:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.”
Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 11:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Rejoice, 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 that for all these [things]God will bring thee into judgment. ”
Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 11:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Reioyce, O yong man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth: and walke in the waies of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but knowe that for all these things, God wil bring thee to iudgement.”
Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 11
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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