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Ecclesiastes 11:9

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.

KJV

Lætare ergo, juvenis, in adolescentia tua, et in bono sit cor tuum in diebus juventutis tuæ : et ambula in viis cordis tui, et in intuitu oculorum tuorum, et scito quod pro omnibus his adducet te Deus in judicium.

Vulgate

Εὐφραίνου, νεανίσκε, ἐν νεότητί σου, καὶ ἀγαθυνάτω σε ἡ καρδία σου ἐν ἡμέραις νεότητός σου, καὶ περιπάτει ἐν ὁδοῖς ἄμωμος καὶ μὴ ἐν ὁράσει ὀφθαλμῶν σου· καὶ γνῶθι ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις ἄξει σε ὁ θεὸς ἐν κρίσει.

LXX

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.

ASV

שְׂמַ֧ח בָּח֣וּר בְּ/יַלְדוּתֶ֗י/ךָ וִֽ/יטִֽיבְ/ךָ֤ לִבְּ/ךָ֙ בִּ/ימֵ֣י בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔/ךָ וְ/הַלֵּךְ֙ בְּ/דַרְכֵ֣י לִבְּ/ךָ֔ וּ/בְ/מַרְאֵ֖י עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/דָ֕ע כִּ֧י עַל כָּל אֵ֛לֶּה יְבִֽיאֲ/ךָ֥ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
בַּחוּרִ֖ים
bchvrym
verb · 46×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
י
y
noun · 591×
י
y
noun · 422×
יִיטַ֥ב
yytb
verb · 111×
יִשְׂמְחוּ
yshmchv
verb · 153×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ךָ
k
pronoun · 3×
ךָ
k
noun · 3×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מַרְאֶ֖ה
mr'h
noun · 104×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha
  • 1John 2:15 — Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
  • 1Sam 2:10 — The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the hor
  • 2Cor 5:10 — For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
  • 2Cor 5:10 — For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
  • 2Pet 3:7 — But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
  • 2Sam 11:2 — And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautif
  • 2Tim 2:22 — Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
  • Amos 4:4 — Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
  • Deut 29:19 — And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thir
  • Deut 29:19 — And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thir
  • Eccl 2:10 — And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
  • Eccl 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
  • Eccl 3:17 — I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
  • Eccl 3:17 — I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
  • Eccl 3:22 — Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
  • Eccl 5:18 — Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: f
  • Eccl 6:9 — Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
  • Eccl 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;
  • Eccl 12:14 — For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
  • Eccl 12:14 — For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
  • Eph 2:2 — Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
  • Ezek 11:21 — But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Gen 3:6 — And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto
  • Gen 6:2 — That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
  • Gen 11:6 — And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
  • Heb 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
  • Heb 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
  • Jer 7:24 — But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
  • Jer 23:17 — They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
  • Job 15:12 — Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
  • Job 19:29 — Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
  • Job 20:12 — Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
  • Job 31:7 — If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
  • Job 31:7 — If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
  • John 5:22 — For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
  • Jude 1:15 — To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have sp
  • Judg 11:27 — Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
  • Judg 17:6 — In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
  • Judg 21:25 — In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.