Ecclesiastes 11:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 11:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 11:7 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 11:7 — KJV
“Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:”
— Ecclesiastes 11:7 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 11:7 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 11:7
“Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 11:7: thing, eyes, behold
“And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 11:7: light, thing, behold
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 11:7: eyes, behold, sun
“And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 11:7: light, thing, eyes
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. a lord...: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 11:7: thing, eyes, behold
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