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Ecclesiastes 11:10

GriefYouthWorry and anxietyJoy

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.

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
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BSB
So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.
KJV
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
WEB
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
ASV
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
DARBY
Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
BLB
And remove anger from your heart, and make evil pass from your flesh, for youth and black hair [are] vapor.
ÅB
La gremmelse vike fra ditt hjerte og hold alt ondt borte fra ditt legeme! For ungdom og morgenrøde er tomhet.
OTB
Fjern derfor sorg fra ditt hjerte og hold nød borte fra din kropp, for ungdom og livets morgen er flyktig.
B1930
La gremmelse vike fra ditt hjerte og hold alt ondt borte fra ditt legeme! For ungdom og morgenrøde er tomhet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 7:1

    Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:22

    Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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  • Ecclesiastes 1:2

    Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

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  • Ecclesiastes 1:14

    I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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  • 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;

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  • Job 20:11

    His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

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  • 2 Peter 3:11–14

    Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

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  • Psalms 39:5

    Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

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