Ecclesiastes 11:7

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

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In The King James Version

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

In Context

6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

8Yea, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

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Cross References

Job 33:30to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

Psalms 84:11For LORD God is a sun and a shield. LORD will give grace and glory. He will withhold no good thing from those who walk uprightly.

Proverbs 29:13The poor man and the oppressor meet together. LORD enlightens the eyes of them both.

Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

Matthew 5:45so that ye may become sons of your Father in the heavens, because he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and makes rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 11:2-7

The Obligations to Be Liberal; Answers to Objections against Liberality. 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall… Read the whole commentary →

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