Ecclesiastes
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 11:10
“Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.”
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 11:10 Context
7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: 8But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
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Other Translations
Therefore remoue sorrow from thy heart, and put away euill from thy flesh; for child-hood & youth are vanitie.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.
- Basic English Bible
Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
- Darby Bible
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
- Webster's Bible
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
- World English Bible
And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age [are] vanity!
- Youngs Literal Bible
Therefore remove vexation from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.
- Basic English Bible
Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
- Darby Bible
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
- Webster's Bible
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
- World English Bible
And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age [are] vanity!
- Youngs Literal Bible
Therefore remove vexation from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 11:10
11:10 Sorrow - Sensual and disorderly lusts, which he elegantly calls sorrow, to intimate, that although such practices at present gratify mens senses, yet they will shortly bring them to intolerable sorrows. Evil - All evil desires, tho' now they seem good to thee. Vanity - Most vain. The time of youth is vanishing and transitory, and old age and death will speedily come, against which every wise man will take care to lay in solid provisions and comforts.