Ecclesiastes 11:1

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 11:1

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

Thy bread

Waters

Isaiah 32:20

For

General references

Leviticus 19:25

Proverbs 3:10

Matthew 5:42

Bible References

Thy bread

“If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.

He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.

But the noble man devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.

Waters

How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,
Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.

For

Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his

good deed.

If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.

The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.

General references

In the fifth year you are to eat of its fruit, that its yield may increase for you; I am the Lord your God.

So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.