Ecclesiastes 11:10 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ Therefore remove [the lusts that end in] sorrow and vexation from your heart and mind and put away evil from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity [transitory, idle, empty, and devoid of truth]. [II Cor. 7:1; II Tim. 2:22.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Remove anxiety from your heart, banish pain from your body, because youth and the dawn of life are pointless too.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ Remove anger from your heart, and set aside evil from your flesh. For youth and pleasure are empty.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vain.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁰ Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 Cross References

Job 11:12

For vain man would be wise, Though man be born like a wild ass's colt.

Job 13:26

For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

Job 20:11

His bones are full of the sin of his youth, Which shall lie down with him in the dust.

Psalm 25:7

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Psalm 39:5

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; And mine age is as nothing before thee: Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Psalm 39:6

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

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;

2 Corinthians 7:1

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 Timothy 2:22

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.