Ecclesiastes 11:7
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The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.

the light

Job 33:28,30 He hath delivered his soul from going into destruction, that it may live and see the light. . . .

Psalm 56:13 Because thou hast delivered my soul from death, my feet from falling: that I may please in the sight of God, in the light of the living.

Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.

Proverbs 29:13 The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.

a pleasant

Ecclesiastes 7:11 Wisdom with riches is more profitable, and bringeth more advantage to them that see the sun.

Psalm 84:11 For God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.

Matthew 5:45 That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.

Context
Enjoy Your Years
7The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.8If a man live many years, and have rejoiced in them all, he must remember the darksome time, and the many days: which when they shall come, the things past shall be accused of vanity.…
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 6:5
He hath not seen the sun, nor known the distance of good and evil:

Ecclesiastes 7:11
Wisdom with riches is more profitable, and bringeth more advantage to them that see the sun.

Lexicon
Light
הָא֑וֹר (hā·’ō·wr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 216: Illumination, luminary

is sweet,
וּמָת֖וֹק (ū·mā·ṯō·wq)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4966: Sweet, sweetness

and it pleases
וְט֥וֹב (wə·ṭō·wḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

the eyes
לַֽעֵינַ֖יִם (la·‘ê·na·yim)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - cd
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

to see
לִרְא֥וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the sun.
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ (haš·šā·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement


Additional Translations
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

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

Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.

Sweet also is the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.
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