Ecclesiastes 11:9

Ecclesiastes 11:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9You who are young, be happy while you are young,
and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
God will bring you into judgment.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

9Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the 11:9 Lit waysimpulses of your heart and the 11:9 Lit sightsdesires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

9Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

9Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young,
and let your heart be glad 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.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

9You young people, be happy while you are still young.
Let your heart be joyful while you are still strong.
Do what your heart tells you to do.
Go after what your eyes look at.
But I want you to know
that God will judge you for everything you do.

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