Ecclesiastes 12:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Ecclesiastes 12:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 12:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;””
Ecclesiastes 12:1 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; ”
Ecclesiastes 12:1 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 12:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.'”
Ecclesiastes 12:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; ”
Ecclesiastes 12:1 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Remember nowe thy Creator in the daies of thy youth, whiles the euill daies come not, nor the yeeres approche, wherein thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them:”
Ecclesiastes 12:1 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 12:1 in Context — Ecclesiastes 12
1 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;
2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:1 Mean?
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