Ecclesiastes 11:7

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for 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;

Context of Ecclesiastes 11:7

5Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things. 6Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good. The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun. 8Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility. 9Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.

Ecclesiastes 11:7 word by word

וּמָת֖וֹק הָא֑וֹר וְט֥וֹב לַֽעֵינַ֖יִם לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת־הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• The lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• is pleasantמָתוֹקmâthôq mâthûq · sweetH4966
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• for the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121

Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 11:7

• Job 33:28He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life shall see the light.’
• Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death, Indeed my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of the living.
• Proverbs 15:30Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones.
• Proverbs 29:13The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
• Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.
• Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; 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 causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

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

Topics related to Ecclesiastes 11:7

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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