Ecclesiastes 11:8
But if a man shall live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shades of death;
Job 14:10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yes, man yieldeth his breath, and where is he?
Job 15:23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying , Where is it ? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Psalms 49:20Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Ecclesiastes 2:15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 11:8-10
A Caution to the Young; Exhortation to Early Piety. 7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: 8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into… Read the whole commentary →