Ecclesiastes 11:7

Moreover the light is sweet, 1 And it is good for the eyes to see the sun. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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, 1 And in the evening let not thy hand be slack: 1 For thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, 1 Or whether both shall be good alike. 1

8For even if a man should live many years, 1 And rejoice in them all; 1 Yet let him remember the days of darkness; 1 For they shall be many. 1 All that comes is vanity. 1

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Cross References

Job 33:30And he has delivered my soul from death, 1 That my life may praise him in the light. 1

Psalms 84:11Mercy and truth are met together: 1 Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 1

Proverbs 29:13When the creditor and debtor meet together, 1 The Lord oversees them both. 1

Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: 1 And there is an advantage by it to them that see the sun. 1

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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