Ecclesiastes 11:2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

² Rejoice therefore, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart be in that which is good in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: and know that for all these God will bring thee into judgment.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even [divide it] to eight, for you know not what evil may come upon the earth.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Common English Bible

² Give a portion to seven people, even to eight: you don’t know what disaster may come upon the land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Give a portion to seven, and indeed even to eight. For you do not know what evil may be upon the earth in the future.

Ecclesiastes 11:2 Cross References

Nehemiah 8:10

5 And that they should proclaim and publish the word in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying: Go forth to the mount, and fetch branches of olive, and branches of beautiful wood, branches of myrtle, and branches of palm, and branches of thick trees, to make tabernacles, as it is written.

Esther 9:19

4 For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them: and had cast Phur, that is, the lot.

Esther 9:22

7 And the things that they suffered, and that were afterwards changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all that had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be lawful for none to pass these days without solemnity: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another.

Job 5:19

4 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle is in peace, and visiting thy beauty thou shalt not sin.

Psalm 112:9

and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?

Proverbs 19:17

4 The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

Proverbs 6:16

3 Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Ecclesiastes 11:3

0 Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vain.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

And they shall fear high things, and they shall be afraid in the way, the almond tree shall flourish, the locust shall be made fat, and the caper tree shall be destroyed: because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall go round about in the street.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.

Daniel 4:27

5 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing before him: for he doth according to his will, I as well with the powers of heaven, as among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none that can resist his hand, and say to him: Why hast thou done it?

Micah 5:5

3 And I will destroy thy graven things, and thy statues out of the midst of thee: and thou shalt no more adore the works of thy hands.

Matthew 18:22

0 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.

Matthew 5:42

Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Luke 17:4

2 And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;

Galatians 6:1

0 Therefore, whilst we have time, let us work good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

Ephesians 5:16

5 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it:

Hebrews 13:3

2 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate.

1 Samuel 25:8

3 Then David said to his young men: Let every man gird on his sword. And they girded on every man his sword. And David also girded on his sword: and there followed David about four hundred men: and two hundred remained with the baggage.