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Ecclesiastes 12:1-2 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”—

2 before the sun and the light
and the moon and the stars grow dark,
and the clouds return after the rain;

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 12:1-2

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