Tree of Life 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.
- 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 how the spirit passes into the bones in the womb of a pregnant woman, so you do not know the work of God who makes all things. 6In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not let your hand be idle, for you do not know if this or that will succeed, or if both will prosper together. Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. 8For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness— for there will be many. Everything to come is obscure. 9Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. 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 to 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 redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and my life sees the light.’
- Psalms 56:13I am under vows to You, O God. I will present thank offerings to You.
- Proverbs 15:30Bright eyes bring joy to the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
- Proverbs 29:13The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Adonai gives light to the eyes of both.
- Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and even better for those who see the sun.
- Psalms 84:11For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the House of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- Matthew 5:45so that 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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