Ecclesiastes 11:7
And the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
Cross References
Job 33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Psalms 84:11(84-12) For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD giveth grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 29:13The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD giveth light to the eyes of them both.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is good with an inheritance, yea, a profit to them that see the sun.
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 →