Ecclesiastes 11:2 · KJV
“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”
— Ecclesiastes 11:2
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. {upon...: Heb. upon the face of the waters}
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.
Ecclesiastes 11 — Context
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. {upon...: Heb. upon the face of the waters}
2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3If 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.
4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:18-19
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; {willing...: or, sociable}
Psalms 112:9
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Job 5:19
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Luke 6:30-35
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask {them} not again.
Proverbs 6:16
These six {things} doth the LORD hate: yea, seven {are} an abomination unto him: {unto...: Heb. of his soul}
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. {a lengthening...: or, an healing of thine error}
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. {if: or, although}
Ephesians 5:16
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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