Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and no longer enjoy living. Ecclesiastes 12:1 (NLT)
Other Translations:
Amplified Bible (AMP) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 REMEMBER [earnestly] also your Creator [that you are not your own, but His property now] in the days of your youth, before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], I have no enjoyment in them–[II Sam. 19:35.]
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Common English Bible (CEB) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 Troubling days to come Remember your creator in your prime, before the days of trouble arrive, and those years, about which you’ll say, “I take no pleasure in these”—
English Standard Version (ESV) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, I have no pleasure in them;
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Good News Translation (GNT) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 So remember your Creator while you are still young, before those dismal days and years come when you will say, “I don’t enjoy life.”
King James Version (KJV) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
New International Version (NIV) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 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” —
New King James Version (NKJV) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say,“I have no pleasure in them”:
New Living Translation (NLT) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and no longer enjoy living.
Revised Standard Version (RSV) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
The Message Bible (MSG) – Ecclesiastes 12:1 Honor and enjoy your Creator while you’re still young, Before the years take their toll and your vigor wanes, Before your vision dims and the world blurs and the winter years keep you close to the fire.
