Ecclesiastes 11:9

Good News Translation

Young people, enjoy your youth. Be happy while you are still young. Do what you want to do, and follow your heart's desire. But remember that God is going to judge you for whatever you do.

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.

Genesis 6:2

some of the heavenly beings saw that these young women were beautiful, so they took the ones they liked.

1 Kings 18:12

What if the spirit of the Lord carries you off to some unknown place as soon as I leave? Then, when I tell Ahab that you are here and he can't find you, he will put me to death. Remember that I have been a devout worshiper of the Lord ever since I was a boy.

1 Kings 18:27

At noon Elijah started making fun of them: “Pray louder! He is a god! Maybe he is day-dreaming or relieving himself, or perhaps he's gone off on a trip! Or maybe he's sleeping, and you've got to wake him up!”

1 Kings 22:15

When he appeared before King Ahab, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should King Jehoshaphat and I go and attack Ramoth, or not?” “Attack!” Micaiah answered. “Of course you'll win. The Lord will give you victory.”

Job 31:7

If I have turned from the right path or let myself be attracted to evil, if my hands are stained with sin,

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their stubborn ways and do whatever they wanted.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

So remember your Creator while you are still young, before those dismal days and years come when you will say, “I don't enjoy life.”

Ecclesiastes 12:14

God is going to judge everything we do, whether good or bad, even things done in secret.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

Anything I wanted, I got. I did not deny myself any pleasure. I was proud of everything I had worked for, and all this was my reward.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I told myself, “God is going to judge the righteous and the evil alike, because every thing, every action, will happen at its own set time.”

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is useless; it is like chasing the wind. It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to be always wanting something else.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When things are going well for you, be glad, and when trouble comes, just remember: God sends both happiness and trouble; you never know what is going to happen next.

Jeremiah 23:17

To the people who refuse to listen to what I have said, they keep saying that all will go well with them. And they tell everyone who is stubborn that disaster will never touch them.”

Jeremiah 7:24

But they did not obey or pay any attention. Instead, they did whatever their stubborn and evil hearts told them to do, and they became worse instead of better.

Lamentations 3:27

And it is best to learn this patience in our youth.

Numbers 15:30

But any who sin deliberately, whether they are natives or foreigners, are guilty of treating the Lord with contempt, and they shall be put to death,

Numbers 15:39

The tassels will serve as reminders, and each time you see them you will remember all my commands and obey them; then you will not turn away from me and follow your own wishes and desires.

Numbers 22:32

The angel demanded, “Why have you beaten your donkey three times like this? I have come to bar your way, because you should not be making this journey.

Matthew 5:28

But now I tell you: anyone who looks at a woman and wants to possess her is guilty of committing adultery with her in his heart.

Luke 12:19

Then I will say to myself, Lucky man! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!’

Acts 14:16

In the past he allowed all people to go their own way.

Acts 24:25

But as Paul went on discussing about goodness, self-control, and the coming Day of Judgment, Felix was afraid and said, “You may leave now. I will call you again when I get the chance.”

Romans 14:10

You then, who eat only vegetables—why do you pass judgment on others? And you who eat anything—why do you despise other believers? All of us will stand before God to be judged by him.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For all of us must appear before Christ, to be judged by him. We will each receive what we deserve, according to everything we have done, good or bad, in our bodily life.

Deuteronomy 29:19

Make sure that there is no one here today who hears these solemn demands and yet convinces himself that all will be well with him, even if he stubbornly goes his own way. That would destroy all of you, good and evil alike.

Hebrews 9:27

Everyone must die once, and after that be judged by God.

Joshua 7:21

Among the things we seized I saw a beautiful Babylonian cloak, about five pounds of silver, and a bar of gold weighing over one pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. You will find them buried inside my tent, with the silver at the bottom.”

2 Peter 3:7

But the heavens and the earth that now exist are being preserved by the same command of God, in order to be destroyed by fire. They are being kept for the day when godless people will be judged and destroyed.