Ecclesiastes 11:10 - Compare All Versions

Ecclesiastes 11:10 MSG (The Message)

Live footloose and fancy-free— You won’t be young forever. Youth lasts about as long as smoke.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 KJV (King James Version)

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 NCV (New Century Version)

Don’t worry, and forget the troubles of your body, because youth and childhood are useless.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 ASV (American Standard Version)

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 NIV (New International Version)

So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 NKJV (New King James Version)

Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Therefore, remove sorrow and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, for childhood and the prime of life are fleeting. [2 Cor 7:1; 2 Tim 2:22]

Ecclesiastes 11:10 NLT (New Living Translation)

So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 11:10 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.