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Ecclesiastes 11:1

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Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

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BSB
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
KJV
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
WEB
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
ASV
Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
DARBY
Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
BLB
Send out your bread on the face of the waters, for in many days you will find it.
ÅB
Send ditt brød bort over vannet; for i tidens løp skal du finne det igjen.
OTB
Send ditt korn over vannene, for etter mange dager kan du finne det igjen.
B1930
Send ditt brød bort over vannet; for i tidens løp skal du finne det igjen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 11:6

    In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

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  • Proverbs 19:17

    He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

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  • Matthew 10:42

    And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

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  • Hebrews 6:10

    For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:6

    But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

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  • Isaiah 32:20

    Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

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  • Psalms 41:1–2

    Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

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  • Luke 14:14

    And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

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