OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 9

Ecclesiastes 11:9

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.

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Ecclesiastes 11:9 in context

Ecclesiastes 11:6–10

In the morning sow your seed,

and in the evening don’t withhold your hand;

for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that,

or whether they both will be equally good.

Truly the light is sweet,

and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.

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.

Selected verse

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.

Therefore remove sorrow from your heart,

and put away evil from your flesh;

for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

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