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Ecclesiastes 11:2

GenerosityWisdomMoney and wealth

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

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.

4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

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BSB
Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
KJV
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
WEB
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.
ASV
Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
DARBY
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
BLB
Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, for you do not know what evil may come to be on the earth.
ÅB
Del ut til syv, ja til åtte; for du vet ikke hva ulykke som kan hende på jorden.
OTB
Fordel dine ressurser til syv, eller til og med åtte, for du vet ikke hvilken ulykke som kan inntreffe på jorden.
B1930
Del ut til syv, ja til åtte; for du vet ikke hvad ulykke som kan hende på jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 6:18–19

    That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

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  • Job 5:19

    He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

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  • Psalms 112:9

    He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

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  • Luke 6:30–35

    Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

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  • Proverbs 6:16

    These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

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  • Acts 11:28–30

    And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar.

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  • Daniel 4:27

    Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

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  • Nehemiah 8:10

    Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

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