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Rejoice, young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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A Warning in Disguise
Most commentators, including Spurgeon and Henry, argue that this verse is a form of divine irony or sarcasm. God is not giving a license to sin. Instead, He is saying, 'Go ahead, follow every selfish desire if you dare, but be absolutely certain that a day of judgment is coming where you will answer for every single choice.' The apparent permission is actually a stark warning about the consequences of a self-indulgent life.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 anothe…
19th Century
Anglican
The beginning of the last chapter would more conveniently have been placed here than where the division is actually made. It is hard to interpret t…
Baptist
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 va…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth This advice may be considered as serious; and either as relating to natural, corporea…
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…
