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Ecclesiastes 12:1 The Meaninglessness of Life

1 Remember your Creator
in the days of your youth,
before the days of trouble come
and the years approach when you will say,
“I find no pleasure in them”—

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 12:1

Genesis 1:1 - The Beginning In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Click to read the verse Genesis 1:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 1:1

Genesis 5:1 - From Adam to Noah This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him... Click to read the verse Genesis 5:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 5:1

Job 35:10 - But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, Click to read the verse Job 35:10 Click to read the verse Job 35:10

Psalms 100:3 - Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep o... Click to read the verse Psalms 100:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 100:3

Psalms 90:10 - The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is ... Click to read the verse Psalms 90:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 90:10

Isaiah 26:8 - Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desir... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:8

Ecclesiastes 11:9 - Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your y... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:9 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:9

Proverbs 22:6 - Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:6

2 Timothy 3:15 - and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for sa... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:15 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:15

Ephesians 6:4 - Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instructio... Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:4 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:4

Genesis 39:8-9 - But he refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anyt... Click to read the verse Genesis 39:8-9 Click to read the verse Genesis 39:8-9

Psalms 95:6 - Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; Click to read the verse Psalms 95:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 95:6

Genesis 39:2 - The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. Click to read the verse Genesis 39:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 39:2

1 Samuel 1:28 - So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” And he wo... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:28 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:28

Ephesians 5:16 - making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:16 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:16

1 Samuel 16:12-13 - So he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features. ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:12-13 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:12-13

Genesis 39:23 - The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph ... Click to read the verse Genesis 39:23 Click to read the verse Genesis 39:23

Psalms 41:1 - Psalm 41 For the director of music. A psalm of David. Blessed is he who has regard for the weak... Click to read the verse Psalms 41:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 41:1

1 Samuel 16:7 - But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:7 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:7

Psalms 34:11 - Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Click to read the verse Psalms 34:11 Click to read the verse Psalms 34:11

Exodus 10:9 - Moses answered, “We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our f... Click to read the verse Exodus 10:9 Click to read the verse Exodus 10:9

Exodus 16:21 - Each morning everyone gathered as much as he needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. Click to read the verse Exodus 16:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 16:21

1 Kings 18:12 - I don’t know where the Spirit of the Lord may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:12

1 Samuel 2:18 - But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:18 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:18

Luke 1:15 - for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drin... Click to read the verse Luke 1:15 Click to read the verse Luke 1:15

Hosea 7:9 - Foreigners sap his strength, but he does not realize it. His hair is sprinkled with gray, but h... Click to read the verse Hosea 7:9 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:9

Proverbs 8:17 - I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:17 Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:17

1 Samuel 17:36-37 - Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:36-37 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:36-37

2 Chronicles 34:3 - In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his fath... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:3 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:3

Judges 8:34 - and did not remember the Lord their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemi... Click to read the verse Judges 8:34 Click to read the verse Judges 8:34

Ecclesiastes 11:10 - So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and v... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:10

1 Samuel 2:26 - And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with men. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:26 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:26

2 Samuel 19:35 - I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is good and what is not? Can ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 19:35 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 19:35

Daniel 1:17 - To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and lea... Click to read the verse Daniel 1:17 Click to read the verse Daniel 1:17

1 Kings 14:13 - All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will b... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:13 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:13

Psalms 71:17-18 - Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Click to read the verse Psalms 71:17-18 Click to read the verse Psalms 71:17-18

1 Samuel 3:19-21 - The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of his words fall to the ground. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 3:19-21 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 3:19-21

2 Chronicles 34:2-3 - He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in the ways of his father David, not t... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:2-3 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:2-3

Psalms 22:9-10 - Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast. Click to read the verse Psalms 22:9-10 Click to read the verse Psalms 22:9-10

Ecclesiastes 11:8 - However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of dar... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:8

Titus 2:6 - Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. Click to read the verse Titus 2:6 Click to read the verse Titus 2:6

Ephesians 6:13 - Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to ... Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:13 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:13

Psalms 71:5 - For you have been my hope, O Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth. Click to read the verse Psalms 71:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 71:5

1 Kings 3:6-12 - Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he w... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:6-12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:6-12

Lamentations 3:27 - It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:27 Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:27

Luke 18:16 - But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not ... Click to read the verse Luke 18:16 Click to read the verse Luke 18:16

Daniel 1:8-9 - But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief ... Click to read the verse Daniel 1:8-9 Click to read the verse Daniel 1:8-9

Luke 2:40-52 - And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon ... Click to read the verse Luke 2:40-52 Click to read the verse Luke 2:40-52

Job 30:2 - Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them? Click to read the verse Job 30:2 Click to read the verse Job 30:2

Matthew 20:2 - He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. Click to read the verse Matthew 20:2 Click to read the verse Matthew 20:2