Ecclesiastes 11:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Rejoice

1 Kings 18:27

1 Kings 22:15

Luke 15:12

In thy youth

Ecclesiastes 12:1

1 Kings 18:12

Lamentations 3:27

In the sight

1 John 2:15

Know

General references

Romans 14:12

Bible References

Rejoice

And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked.

And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.

and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy'substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

In thy youth

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;

And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

In the sight

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

when I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

And it came to pass at eventide, 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 bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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.

Know

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.

but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

General references

It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And'so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son;

So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.