Ecclesiastes 12:1

New International Reader's Version

Remember your Creator. Remember him while you are still young. Think about him before your times of trouble come. The years will come when you will say, “I don’t find any pleasure in them.”

Cross References

Genesis 39:2

The Lord was with Joseph. He gave him great success. Joseph lived in Potiphar’s house.

Genesis 39:23

The man who ran the prison didn’t pay attention to anything in Joseph’s care. That’s because the Lord was with Joseph. He gave Joseph success in everything he did.

2 Samuel 19:35

I’m already 80 years old. I can hardly tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what isn’t. I can hardly taste what I eat and drink. I can’t even hear the voices of male and female singers anymore. So why should I add my problems to yours?

2 Samuel 19:36

I’ll go across the Jordan River with you for a little way. Why should you reward me by taking care of me?

1 Kings 14:13

All the Israelites will mourn for him. Then he will be buried. He is the only one who belongs to Jeroboam who will be buried. That is because he is the only one in Jeroboam’s royal house in whom I have found anything good. I am the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 18:12

But the Spirit of the Lord might carry you away when I leave you. Then I won’t know where you are. If I go and tell Ahab and he doesn’t find you, he’ll kill me. But I’ve worshiped the Lord ever since I was young.

Nehemiah 4:14

I looked things over. Then I stood up and spoke to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people. I said, “Don’t be afraid of your enemies. Remember the Lord. He is great and powerful. So fight for your families. Fight for your sons and daughters. Fight for your wives and homes.”

Job 30:2

Their strong hands couldn’t give me any help. That’s because their strength was gone.

Psalm 119:55

Lord, during the night I remember who you are. That’s why I keep your law.

Psalm 34:11

My children, come. Listen to me. I will teach you to have respect for the Lord.

Psalm 63:6

As I lie on my bed I remember you. I think of you all night long.

Psalm 90:10

We live to be about 70. Or we may live to be 80, if we stay healthy. But even our best days are filled with trouble and sorrow. The years quickly pass, and we are gone.

Proverbs 22:6

Start children off on the right path. And even when they are old, they will not turn away from it.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me. Those who look for me find me.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

So drive worry out of your heart. Get rid of all your troubles. Being young and strong doesn’t have any meaning.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Try to succeed by doing many things. After all, you don’t know what great trouble might come on the land.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

No matter how many years anyone might live, let them enjoy all of them. But let them remember the dark days. There will be many of those. Nothing that’s going to happen will have any meaning.

Isaiah 26:8

Lord, we are living the way your laws command us to live. We are waiting for you to act. We want your honor and fame to be known.

Lamentations 3:27

It is good for a man to carry a heavy load of suffering while he is young.

Daniel 1:17

God gave knowledge and understanding to these four young men. So they understood all kinds of writings and subjects. And Daniel could understand all kinds of visions and dreams.

Hosea 7:9

People from other lands make them weaker and weaker. But they don’t realize it. Their hair is becoming gray. But they don’t even notice it.

Luke 1:15

He will be important in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or other such drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.

Luke 18:16

But Jesus asked the children to come to him. “Let the little children come to me,” he said. “Don’t keep them away. God’s kingdom belongs to people like them.

Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, don’t make your children angry. Instead, instruct them and teach them the ways of the Lord as you raise them.

Deuteronomy 8:18

But remember the Lord your God. He gives you the ability to produce wealth. That shows he stands by the terms of the covenant he made with you. He promised it to your people of long ago. And he’s still faithful to his covenant today.

2 Timothy 3:15

You have known the Holy Scriptures ever since you were a little child. They are able to teach you how to be saved by believing in Christ Jesus.

1 Samuel 1:28

So now I’m giving him to the Lord. As long as he lives he’ll be given to the Lord.” And there Eli worshiped the Lord.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider how handsome or tall he is. I have not chosen him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart.”

1 Samuel 2:18

But the boy Samuel served the Lord. He wore a sacred linen apron.

1 Samuel 2:26

The boy Samuel continued to grow stronger. He also became more and more pleasing to the Lord and to people.