English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 11:7
7Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 11:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
- New International Version (NIV)Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Truly the light is sweet, And it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.
Context of Ecclesiastes 11:7
5As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. 6In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. 8So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity. 9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
Read all of Ecclesiastes 11Ecclesiastes 11:7 word by word
וּמָת֖וֹק הָא֑וֹר וְט֥וֹב לַֽעֵינַ֖יִם לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת־הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 11:7
- Job 33:28He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, and my life shall look upon the light.'
- Psalms 56:13For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
- Proverbs 15:30The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.
- Proverbs 29:13The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
- Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Matthew 5:45so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 11:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Truly the light is sweet - Life is dear to every man as the light of the sun is to the eye. A man would give all that he has for his life, and it is particularly dear to him when he is in ease and affluence: but let each remember that,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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. light--of life (Ec 7:11; Psa 49:19). Life is enjoyable, especially to the godly.Read the comment
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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
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