Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
So remember your Creator in the days of your youth:
and the years approach when you will say,
“I have no delight in them”;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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;
International Standard Version
So remember your Creator during your youth! Otherwise, troublesome days will come and years will creep up on you when you'll say, "I find no pleasure in them,"
A Conservative Version
Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shall say, I have no pleasure in them,
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
Remember [thoughtfully] also your Creator in the days of your youth [for you are not your own, but His], before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], “I have no enjoyment and delight in them”;
Bible in Basic English
Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;
Darby Translation
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;
Julia Smith Translation
And remember him creating thee in the days of thy youth, till even when the days of evil shall not come, and the years draw near in which thou shalt say, Not to me delight in them;
King James 2000
Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth-- before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them!"
Modern King James verseion
Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days do not come, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Remember thy maker in thy youth, before the days of adversity come, and or the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, "I have no pleasure in them";
NET Bible
So remember your Creator in the days of your youth -- before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";
New Heart English Bible
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;"
The Emphasized Bible
Yet remember thy Creator, in the days of thy vigour, - or ever come in, the days of discomfort, and the years arrive, in which thou shalt say - I have, in them, no pleasure;
Webster
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;
World English Bible
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;"
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
Themes
Children » Should » Remember God
Decrepitude » Ps 71; ec 12 general references to » Devoid of pleasure
Exhortations » Special » To redeem the time
God » Remember » In early life
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Devoid of pleasure
Old age » General references to » Devoid of pleasure
Procrastination » Motives for avoiding » The present the best time
Redeeming the time » How secured » By youthful piety
Remember » The duty of remembering » In early life
Remembrance » Remembering the lord
Topics
Interlinear
Zakar
Bara'
Ra`
Yowm
Shaneh (in pl. only),
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 12:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Advice To The Young: Life Is Short And Then You Die
1 So remember your Creator in the days of your youth:
and the years approach when you will say,
“I have no delight in them”;
and the moon and the stars,
and the clouds return after
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 11:8
let him rejoice in them all,
and let him remember the days of darkness,
All that comes is futile.
2 Samuel 19:35
I’m now 80 years old.
Lamentations 3:27
while he is still young.
Genesis 39:2
The Lord was with Joseph,
Psalm 22:9-10
making me secure while at my mother’s breast.
Psalm 34:11
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psalm 71:17-18
and I still proclaim Your wonderful works.
Proverbs 8:17
and those who search for me find me.
Ecclesiastes 11:10
and put away pain from your flesh,
because youth and the prime of life are fleeting.
2 Timothy 3:15
and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures,
Genesis 39:8-9
But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has put all that he owns under my authority.
Genesis 39:23
The warden did not bother with anything under Joseph’s authority,
1 Samuel 1:28
I now give the boy to the Lord. For as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.”
1 Samuel 2:18
The boy Samuel served in the Lord’s presence
1 Samuel 2:26
By contrast, the boy Samuel grew in stature and in favor with the Lord and with men.
1 Samuel 3:19-21
Samuel grew,
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees,
1 Samuel 16:12-13
So Jesse sent for him. He had beautiful eyes and a healthy,
Then the Lord said, “Anoint him, for he is the one.”
1 Samuel 17:36-37
Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
1 Kings 3:6-12
And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and
1 Kings 14:13
All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He alone out of Jeroboam’s house will be put in the family tomb, because out of the house of Jeroboam the Lord God of Israel found something good only in him.
1 Kings 18:12
But when I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord may carry you off
2 Chronicles 34:2-3
He did what was right in the Lord’s sight and walked in the ways of his ancestor David;
Job 30:2
Their vigor had left them.
Psalm 90:10
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.
Proverbs 22:6
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Isaiah 26:8
in the path of Your judgments.
Our desire is for Your name and renown.
Daniel 1:8-9
Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food
Daniel 1:17
God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding
Hosea 7:9
but he does not notice.
Even his hair is streaked with gray,
but he does not notice.
Luke 1:15
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.
Luke 2:40-52
The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him.
Luke 18:16
Jesus, however, invited them:
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, don’t stir up anger