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Ecclesiastes 11:7-8

7 Remember Your Creator While Young
Light is sweet,
and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

8 However many years a man may live,
let him enjoy them all.
But let him remember the days of darkness,
for they will be many.
Everything to come is meaningless.

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 11:7-8

Genesis 1:4 - God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. Click to read the verse Genesis 1:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 1:4

Ecclesiastes 2:13 - I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:13

Matthew 5:45 - that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the go... Click to read the verse Matthew 5:45 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:45

Psalms 56:13 - For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in ... Click to read the verse Psalms 56:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 56:13

Psalms 84:11 - For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he w... Click to read the verse Psalms 84:11 Click to read the verse Psalms 84:11

Ecclesiastes 7:11 - Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:11 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:11

Job 33:30 - to turn back his soul from the pit, that the light of life may shine on him. Click to read the verse Job 33:30 Click to read the verse Job 33:30

Job 33:28 - He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light.’ Click to read the verse Job 33:28 Click to read the verse Job 33:28

Proverbs 15:30 - A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:30 Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:30

Proverbs 29:13 - The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both. Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:13 Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:13

Ecclesiastes 6:5 - Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man— Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:5 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:5