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

At noon Elijah mocked them, "Yell louder! After all, he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or perhaps he stepped out for a moment or has taken a trip. Perhaps he is sleeping and needs to be awakened."

When he came before the king, the king asked him, "Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?" He answered him, "Attack! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king."

The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the estate that will belong to me.' So he divided his assets between them.

In thy youth

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";

But when I leave you, the Lord's spirit will carry you away so I can't find you. If I go tell Ahab I've seen you, he won't be able to find you and he will kill me. That would not be fair, because your servant has been a loyal follower of the Lord from my youth.

It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.

In the sight

I did not restrain myself from getting whatever I wanted; I did not deny myself anything that would bring me pleasure. So all my accomplishments gave me joy; this was my reward for all my effort.

When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.

I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath."

One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. Now this woman was very attractive.

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

Know

I thought to myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.

For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

He summons the heavens above, as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people.

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

While Paul was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will send for you."

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment is revealed!

But you who eat vegetables only -- why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything -- why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.

But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened -- the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.

General references

Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God.