Ecclesiastes 11:9

Tree of Life Version

Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:14

God will bring every deed into judgment, including everything that is hidden, whether it is good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

So remember your Creator in the days of your youth: before the days of misery come, and years draw near when you will say: “I have no pleasure in them”—

Lamentations 3:27

It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said in my heart: “The righteous and the wicked, God will judge. For there is a time for every activity and for every deed.”

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Messiah, so that each one may receive what is due for the things he did while in the body—whether good or bad.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this judgment,

Job 31:7

If my step has strayed from the way, if my heart has walked after my eyes, or if any defilement has stuck to my hands,

Romans 14:10

But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you too, why do you look down on your brother? For we all will stand before the judgment seat of God.

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that everyone who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

I denied myself nothing that my eyes desired; I withheld from my heart no enjoyment. My heart took delight from all my toil— this was my reward for all my labor.

Genesis 6:2

then the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good and they took for themselves wives, any they chose.

Genesis 3:6

Now the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a thing of lust for the eyes, and that the tree was desirable for imparting wisdom. So she took of its fruit and she ate. She also gave to her husband who was with her and he ate.

Numbers 15:30

“But the person who sins defiantly, whether native or outsider, reviles Adonai and that person is to be cut off from his people.

2 Peter 3:7

But by the same word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire—kept until the Day of Judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.

Jeremiah 23:17

They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘Adonai has said, you will have shalom.’ To everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart they say: ‘No evil will come on you.’”

Jeremiah 7:24

But they did not listen or pay attention. Instead they followed their own counsel, in the stubbornness of their evil heart. They have gone backward and not forward,

Psalm 81:12

But My people did not listen to My voice. Israel was not willing to be Mine.

Deuteronomy 29:19

Adonai will be unwilling to forgive him. For then the anger of Adonai and His jealousy will smoke against that person. So all the oath that is written in this scroll will settle on him, and Adonai will blot out his name from under the heavens.

Numbers 15:39

It will be your own tzitzit—so whenever you look at them, you will remember all the mitzvot of Adonai and do them and not go spying out after your own hearts and your own eyes, prostituting yourselves.

Acts 24:25

But as he was arguing about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became afraid and said, “Go away for now! When I find time, I will summon you.”

Acts 14:16

In past generations He allowed all the nations to go their own ways.

1 Kings 22:15

Now when he came to the king, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we march to Ramot-gilead in battle or should we refrain?” “March and triumph!” he answered, “and Adonai will give it into the hand of the king.”

1 Kings 18:27

Now when it was about noon, Elijah mocked them and said, “Shout louder! After all, he is a god! Maybe he’s deep in thought, or he’s relieving himself, or he’s off on a journey, or perhaps he’s asleep and must wake up!”

1 Kings 18:12

But as soon as I leave you, the Ruach Adonai may carry you off where I wouldn’t know. Then, when I come and tell Ahab and he can’t find you, he’ll kill me! Now I, your servant, have feared Adonai since my youth.

Numbers 22:32

The angel of Adonai said to him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I came as an adversary because your way before Me is a reckless one!

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not judge anything before the time—wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the things hidden in darkness and also make clear the motives of the hearts. Then the praise for each one will come from God.

Joshua 7:21

When I saw among the spoil a beautiful Shinar mantle and 200 shekels of silver and a wedge of gold 50 shekels in weight, I coveted them and took them. Look, they are buried in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it.”

Luke 12:19

And I’ll say to myself, ’O my soul, you have plenty of goods saved up for many years! So take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry.”’

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better is what the eyes see than the pursuit of the soul’s desires. This too is fleeting and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In a time of prosperity, prosper! But in a time of adversity, consider: God has made one as well as the other. Therefore man cannot discover anything about his future.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy themselves in their lifetime.