Ecclesiastes 12:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Keep your Creator in mind while you are young! In years to come, you will be burdened down with troubles and say, “I don't enjoy life any more.”

Cross References

Genesis 39:2

So Joseph lived in the home of Potiphar, his Egyptian owner. Soon Potiphar realized that the LORD was helping Joseph to be successful in whatever he did.

Genesis 39:23

The jailer did not worry about anything, because the LORD was with Joseph and made him successful in all that he did.

2 Samuel 19:35

I'm already eighty years old, and my body is almost numb. I can't taste my food or hear the sound of singing, and I would be nothing but a burden.

2 Samuel 19:36

I'll cross the river with you, but I'll only go a little way on the other side. You don't have to be so kind to me.

1 Kings 14:13

Everyone in Israel will mourn at his funeral. But he will be the last one from Jeroboam's family to receive a proper burial, because he's the only one the LORD God of Israel is pleased with.

1 Kings 18:12

What if the LORD's Spirit takes you away as soon as I leave? When Ahab comes to get you, he won't find you. Then he will surely kill me. I have worshipped the LORD since I was a boy.

Nehemiah 4:14

Then I looked things over and told the leaders, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Don't be afraid of your enemies! The Lord is great and fearsome. So think of him and fight for your relatives and children, your wives and homes!”

Job 30:2

And those who insult me are helpless themselves.

Psalm 119:55

Even in the night I think about you, LORD, and I obey your Law.

Psalm 34:11

Come, my children, listen as I teach you to respect the LORD.

Psalm 63:6

I think about you before I go to sleep, and my thoughts turn to you during the night.

Psalm 90:10

We can expect seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are healthy, but even our best years bring trouble and sorrow. Suddenly our time is up, and we disappear.

Proverbs 22:6

Teach your children right from wrong, and when they are grown they will still do right.

Proverbs 8:17

I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Rid yourself of all worry and pain, because the wonderful moments of youth quickly disappear.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Share what you have with seven or eight others, because you never know when disaster may strike.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

Even if you live to a ripe old age, you should try to enjoy each day, because darkness will come and will last a long time. Nothing makes sense.

Isaiah 26:8

You are the one we trust to bring about justice; above all else we want your name to be honoured.

Lamentations 3:27

When we are young, it is good to struggle hard

Daniel 1:17

God made the four young men clever and wise. They read a lot of books and became well educated. Daniel could also tell the meaning of dreams and visions.

Hosea 7:9

They don't seem to realize how weak and feeble they are; their hair has turned grey, while foreigners rule.

Luke 1:15

Your son will be a great servant of the Lord. He must never drink wine or beer, and the power of the Holy Spirit will be with him from the time he is born.

Luke 18:16

So Jesus called the children over to him and said, “Let the children come to me! Don't try to stop them. People who are like these children belong to God's kingdom.

Ephesians 6:4

Parents, don't be hard on your children. Raise them properly. Teach them and instruct them about the Lord.

Deuteronomy 8:18

Instead, remember that the LORD your God gives you the strength to make a living. That's how he keeps the promise he made to your ancestors.

2 Timothy 3:15

Since childhood, you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to make you wise enough to have faith in Christ Jesus and be saved.

1 Samuel 1:28

Now I am giving him to the LORD, and he will be the LORD's servant for as long as he lives.” Elkanah worshipped the LORD there at Shiloh, and

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD told him, “Samuel, don't think Eliab is the one just because he's tall and handsome. He isn't the one I've chosen. People judge others by what they look like, but I judge people by what is in their hearts.”

1 Samuel 2:18

The boy Samuel served the LORD and wore a special linen garment

1 Samuel 2:26

Each day the LORD and his people liked Samuel more and more.