Parallel Verses
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;"
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;
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”;
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";
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 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;" 2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 11:8
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.
2 Samuel 19:35
I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?
Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke while he is young.
Genesis 39:2
The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Psalm 22:9-10
But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother's breasts.
Psalm 34:11
Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalm 71:17-18
God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.
Ecclesiastes 11:10
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
Genesis 39:8-9
But he refused, and said to his master's wife, "Behold, my master doesn't know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.
Genesis 39:23
The keeper of the prison did not look after anything that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him; and that which he did, the LORD made it prosper.
1 Samuel 1:28
Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives he is lent to the LORD." He worshiped the LORD there.
1 Samuel 2:18
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.
1 Samuel 2:26
The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
1 Samuel 3:19-21
Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him. For man does not see as God sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
1 Samuel 16:12-13
And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him, for he is the one."
1 Samuel 17:36-37
Your servant struck both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them [Should I not go and smite him, and remove this day a reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised one], since he has defied the armies of the living God?"
1 Kings 3:6-12
Solomon said, "You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
1 Kings 14:13
All Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
1 Kings 18:12
It will happen, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD will carry you I do not know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can't find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
2 Chronicles 34:2-3
He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Job 30:2
Of what use is the strength of their hands to me, men in whom ripe age has perished?
Psalm 90:10
The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Isaiah 26:8
Yes, in the path of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
Daniel 1:8-9
But Daniel determined in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's royal food, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Daniel 1:17
Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Hosea 7:9
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.
Luke 1:15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Luke 2:40-52
The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke 18:16
Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Ephesians 6:4
And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.