Ecclesiastes 11:9

New Century Version

Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young; be happy while you are young. Do whatever your heart desires, whatever you want to do. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Genesis 6:2

When the sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful, they married any of them they chose.

1 Kings 18:12

The Spirit of the Lord may carry you to some other place after I leave. If I go tell King Ahab you are here, and he comes and doesn’t find you, he will kill me! I have followed the Lord since I was a boy.

1 Kings 18:27

At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. “Pray louder!” he said. “If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!”

1 Kings 22:15

When Micaiah came to Ahab, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth in Gilead or not?” Micaiah answered, “Attack and win! The Lord will hand them over to you.”

Job 31:7

If I have turned away from doing what is right, or my heart has been led by my eyes to do wrong, or my hands have been made unclean,

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their stubborn way and follow their own advice.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember your Creator while you are young, before the days of trouble come and the years when you say, “I find no pleasure in them.”

Ecclesiastes 12:14

God will judge everything, even what is done in secret, the good and the evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

Anything I saw and wanted, I got for myself; I did not miss any pleasure I desired. I was pleased with everything I did, and this pleasure was the reward for all my hard work.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

So I realize that the best thing for them is to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said to myself, God has planned a time for every thing and every action, so he will judge both good people and bad.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is better to see what you have than to want more. Wanting more is useless— like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember: God gives good times and hard times, and no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

Jeremiah 23:17

They say to those who hate me: ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’ They say to all those who are stubborn and do as they please: ‘Nothing bad will happen to you.’

Jeremiah 7:24

But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me. They were stubborn and did whatever their evil hearts wanted. They went backward, not forward.

Lamentations 3:27

It is good for someone to work hard while he is young.

Numbers 15:30

“ ‘But anyone who sins on purpose is against the Lord and must be cut off from the people, whether it is someone born among you or a foreigner.

Numbers 15:39

You will have these tassels to look at to remind you of all the Lord’s commands. Then you will obey them and not be disloyal by following what your bodies and eyes want.

Numbers 22:32

The angel of the Lord asked Balaam, “Why have you hit your donkey three times? I have stood here to stop you, because what you are doing is wrong.

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that if anyone looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, in his mind he has already done that sin with the woman.

Luke 12:19

Then I can say to myself, “I have enough good things stored to last for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!” ’

Acts 14:16

In the past, God let all the nations do what they wanted.

Acts 24:25

But Felix became afraid when Paul spoke about living right, self-control, and the time when God will judge the world. He said, “Go away now. When I have more time, I will call for you.”

Romans 14:10

So why do you judge your brothers or sisters in Christ? And why do you think you are better than they are? We will all stand before God to be judged,

1 Corinthians 4:5

So do not judge before the right time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light things that are now hidden in darkness, and will make known the secret purposes of people’s hearts. Then God will praise each one of them.

2 Corinthians 5:10

because we must all stand before Christ to be judged. Each of us will receive what we should get—good or bad—for the things we did in the earthly body.

Deuteronomy 29:19

These are the kind of people who hear these curses but bless themselves, thinking, “We will be safe even though we continue doing what we want to do.” Those people may destroy all of your land, both wet and dry.

Hebrews 9:27

Just as everyone must die once and then be judged,

Joshua 7:21

Among the things I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia and about five pounds of silver and more than one and one-fourth pounds of gold. I wanted these things very much for myself, so I took them. You will find them buried in the ground under my tent, with the silver underneath.”

2 Peter 3:7

And that same word of God is keeping heaven and earth that we now have in order to be destroyed by fire. They are being kept for the Judgment Day and the destruction of all who are against God.