Ecclesiastes 11:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 11:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 11:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 11:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Ecclesiastes 11:7 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Ecclesiastes 11:7 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 11:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Sweet also <FI>is<Fi> the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 11:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Ecclesiastes 11:7 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Surely the light is a pleasant thing: and it is a good thing to the eyes to see the sunne.”

Ecclesiastes 11:7 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 11

5 Como tú no sabes cuál es el camino del viento, ó cómo [se crían] los huesos en el vientre de la mujer preñada, así ignoras la obra de Dios, el cual hace todas las cosas.

6 Por la mañana siembra tu simiente, y á la tarde no dejes reposar tu mano: porque tú no sabes cuál es lo mejor, si esto ó lo otro, ó si ambas á dos cosas son buenas.

7 Suave ciertamente es la luz, y agradable á los ojos ver el sol:

8 Mas si el hombre viviere muchos años, y en todos ellos hubiere gozado alegría; si después trajere á la memoria los días de las tinieblas, que serán muchos, todo lo que [le] habrá pasado, [dirá haber sido] vanidad.

9 Alégrate, mancebo, en tu mocedad, y tome placer tu corazón en los días de tu juventud; y anda en los caminos de tu corazón, y en la vista de tus ojos: mas sabe, que sobre todas estas cosas te traerá Dios á juicio.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 11:7 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 11:7 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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