Ecclesiastes 11:7
What does Ecclesiastes 11:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 11:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Truly the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Sweet also <FI>is<Fi> the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;
Context
v.6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
v.7This passage
v.8Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 5:45
that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
- Ecclesiastes 7:11
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 6:5
moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other:
- Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; Andgood tidings make the bones fat.
- Psalms 84:11
For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
- Psalms 56:13
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
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