Ecclesiastes 11:10
Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
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Job 13:26For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;
Psalms 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy loving-kindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, Jehovah.
Psalms 39:6Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Proverbs 22:15Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 11:8-10
A Caution to the Young; Exhortation to Early Piety. 7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: 8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into… Read the whole commentary →