Ecclesiastes 11:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.”
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BSBPD
“Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Sweet also <FI>is<Fi> the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 11:7 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 33:28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
- Job 33:30to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
- Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
- Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Proverbs 15:30The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
- Proverbs 29:13The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
- Ecclesiastes 6:5The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
- Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 12:2before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
- Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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