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Ecclesiastes 11:7
7Light is sweet, and it pleases 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:
- 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;
- 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 path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. 6Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well. Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun. 8However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to come is meaningless. 9You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, 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 33:28God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
- Psalms 56:13For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
- Proverbs 15:30Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
- Proverbs 29:13The poor and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
- Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits 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 whose walk is blameless.
- Matthew 5:45that you may be children of your Father in heaven. 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
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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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