Ecclesiastes 11:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

Cast thy bread vpon the waters: for after many daies thou shalt finde it.

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  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He that hath mercy vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lorde: and the Lorde will recompense him that which he hath giuen.
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whosoeuer shall giue vnto one of these litle ones to drinke a cuppe of colde water onely, in the name of a disciple, verely I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not vnrighteous, that hee should forget your worke, and labour of loue, which ye shewed toward his Name, in that ye haue ministred vnto the Saints, and yet minister.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening let not thine hand rest: for thou knowest not whither shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shalbe a like good.
  • Gal 6:8-9 : 8 For hee that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reape corruption: but hee that soweth to the spirit, shal of the spirit reape life euerlasting. 9 Let vs not therefore be weary of well doing: for in due season we shall reape, if we faint not. 10 While we haue therefore time, let vs doe good vnto all men, but specially vnto them, which are of the housholde of faith.
  • Isa 32:20 : 20 Blessed are ye that sowe vpon all waters, and driue thither the feete of the oxe & the asse.
  • Luke 14:14 : 14 And thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the iust.
  • 2 Cor 9:6 : 6 This yet remember, that he which soweth sparingly, shall reape also sparingly, and hee that soweth liberally, shall reape also liberally.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But the liberall man will deuise of liberall things, and he will continue his liberalitie.
  • Ps 41:1-2 : 1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore: the Lord shal deliuer him in ye time of trouble. 2 The Lord will keepe him, and preserue him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If one of thy brethren with thee be poore within any of thy gates in thy land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poore brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hand vnto him, and shalt lend him sufficient for his neede which he hath. 9 Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, to say, The seuenth yeere, the yeere of freedome is at hand: therefore it grieueth thee to looke on thy poore brother, and thou giuest him nought, and he crie vnto the Lorde against thee, so that sinne be in thee: 10 Thou shalt giue him, and let it not grieue thine heart to giue vnto him: for because of this the Lord thy God shal blesse thee in al thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand to. 11 Because there shall be euer some poore in the land, therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand vnto thy brother, to thy needie, and to thy poore in thy land.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie. 25 The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 They that sowe in teares, shall reape in ioy. 6 They went weeping and caried precious seede: but they shall returne with ioye and bring their sheaues.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.
  • Matt 10:13 : 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthie, let your peace returne to you.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King shall answere, and say vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethre, ye haue done it to me.

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    2Giue a portion to seuen, & also to eight: for thou knowest not what euill shalbe vpon ye earth.

    3If the clouds be full, they wil powre forth raine vpon the earth: and if the tree doe fall toward the South, or toward the North, in the place that the tree falleth, there it shalbe.

    4He that obserueth ye winde, shall not sow, and he that regardeth the cloudes, shall not reape.

  • Eccl 11:6-9
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    6In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening let not thine hand rest: for thou knowest not whither shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shalbe a like good.

    7Surely the light is a pleasant thing: and it is a good thing to the eyes to see the sunne.

    8Though a man liue many yeeres, and in them all he reioyce, yet hee shall remember the daies of darkenesse, because they are manie, all that commeth is vanitie.

    9Reioyce, O yong man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth: and walke in the waies of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but knowe that for all these things, God wil bring thee to iudgement.

  • Prov 1:14
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    14Cast in thy lot among vs: we will all haue one purse:

  • Prov 11:24-25
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    24There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.

    25The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.

  • Job 11:16
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    16But thou shalt forget thy miserie, and remember it as waters that are past.

  • Prov 22:9
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    9He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.

  • Eccl 9:10-11
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    69%

    10All that thine hand shall finde to doe, doe it with all thy power: for there is neither worke nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue whither thou goest.

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  • Eccl 7:10-11
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    10(7:12) Say not thou, Why is it that the former dayes were better then these? For thou doest not enquire wisely of this thing.

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    14(7:16) In the day of wealth be of good comfort, and in the day of affliction consider: God also hath made this contrary to that, to the intent that man shoulde finde nothing after him.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6This yet remember, that he which soweth sparingly, shall reape also sparingly, and hee that soweth liberally, shall reape also liberally.

  • Prov 5:15-16
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    15Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well.

    16Let thy fountaines flow foorth, and the riuers of waters in the streetes.

  • Ps 128:2
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    2When thou eatest the labours of thine hands, thou shalt be blessed, and it shall be well with thee.

  • Isa 32:20
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    20Blessed are ye that sowe vpon all waters, and driue thither the feete of the oxe & the asse.

  • Job 22:11
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    11Or darkenes that thou shouldest not see, & abundance of waters shal couer thee.

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    6A time to seeke, and a time to lose: a time to keepe, and a time to cast away.

  • Isa 55:10
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    10Surely as the raine commeth downe and the snow from heauen, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth and maketh it to bring forth and bud, that it may giue seede to the sower, and bread vnto him that eateth,

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    11In the day shalt thou make thy plant to growe, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seede to florish: but the haruest shall be gone in the day of possession, and there shalbe desperate sorrowe.

  • Isa 30:23
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    23Then shall hee giue raine vnto thy seede, when thou shalt sowe the ground, and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shalbe fat and as oyle: in that day shall thy cattell be fed in large pastures.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

  • Prov 9:17
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    17Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.

  • Prov 9:11
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    11For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.

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    37And sowe the fieldes, and plant vineyardes, which bring foorth fruitfull increase.

  • Deut 28:12
    67%

    12The Lorde shall open vnto thee his good treasure, euen the heauen to giue rayne vnto thy kind in due season, and to blesse all the worke of thine handes: and thou shalt lende vnto many nations, but shalt not borow thy selfe.

  • Prov 28:19
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    19He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.

  • Prov 27:1
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    1Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

  • Deut 15:10
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    10Thou shalt giue him, and let it not grieue thine heart to giue vnto him: for because of this the Lord thy God shal blesse thee in al thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand to.

  • Deut 6:11
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  • Eccl 8:17
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    17Then I behelde the whole worke of God, that man cannot finde out ye worke that is wrought vnder the sunne: for the which man laboureth to seeke it, and cannot finde it: yea, and though the wise man thinke to knowe it, he cannot finde it.

  • 2 Kgs 4:3
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    3And he sayde, Goe, and borowe thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, emptie vessels, and spare not.

  • Hag 1:6
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    6Ye haue sowen much, and bring in litle: ye eate, but ye haue not ynough: ye drinke, but ye are not filled: ye clothe you, but ye be not warme: and he that earneth wages, putteth the wages into a broken bagge.

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    11The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

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    21If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.