Ecclesiastes 11:10

Ecclesiastes 11:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.

Context of Ecclesiastes 11:10

8However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to come is meaningless. 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. So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 word by word

וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֙עַס֙ מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הַיַּלְד֥וּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת הָֽבֶל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore removeסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• sorrowכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• from thy heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• and put awayעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: bringH5674
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• from thy fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• for childhoodיַלְדוּתyaldûth · youthH3208
• and youthשַׁחֲרוּתshachărûth · dark hairH7839
• vanityהֶ֫בֶלhebel hăbêl · vanityH1892

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 11:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Therefore remove sorrow - כעס caas, anger; every kind of violent passion, all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. "Childhood and youth are vanity;" they pass away and come to nothing. Eternity alone is permanent; live for eternity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 The preceding exhortation to a life of labor in the sight of God is now addressed especially to the active and the young; and is enforced by another consideration, namely, the transitory character of all that sustains youth. Ecclesiastes 11:7 The light … the sun - Gifts of God which cheer man‘s toil, but which he almost ceases to appreciate in his old age. Ecclesiastes 11:8 Days of darkness - The time of old age, and perhaps any time of sorrow…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 Life is sweet to bad men, because they have their portion in this life; it is sweet to good men, because it is the time of preparation for a better; it is sweet to all. Here is a caution to think of death, even when life is most sweet. Solomon makes an effecting address to young persons. They would desire opportunity to pursue every pleasure. Then follow your desires, but be assured that God will call you into judgment. How many give loose to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Youth, like life, is enjoyable and beneficial but does not have lasting significance. It is a brief moment that quickly passes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. sorrow--that is, the lusts that end in "sorrow," opposed to "rejoice," and "heart cheer thee" (Ec 11:9), Margin, "anger," that is, all "ways of thine heart"; "remove," &c., is thus opposed to "walk in," &c. (Ec 11:9). flesh--the bodily organ by which the sensual thoughts of the "heart" are embodied in acts. childhood--rather, "boyhood"; the same Hebrew word as the first, "youth" in Ec 11:9. A motive for self-restraint; the time is coming when the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ecclesiastes 11:10

• Children
• Vanity
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Childhood
• Empty
• Regard
• Remove

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings