Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bearing fruit » Who shall not sow and reap
Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it. Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth. When the clouds are full, they empty rain on the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or whether it falls to the north, the place where the tree falls--there it will be. read more.
Whoever watches the wind will not sow; whoever watches the clouds will not reap.
Whoever watches the wind will not sow; whoever watches the clouds will not reap.
Benevolence » The duty of » The wise man's advice
If your enemy [is] hungry, feed him bread, and if thirsty, let him drink water.
Giving and gifts » The reward for giving
Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure--pressed down, shaken, overflowing--they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return."
Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it. Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
Liberality » Promises to
{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
A person of blessing will be enriched, and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.
Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it. Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
Seed » Often sown beside rivers
Happy [are] you who sow by all waters, who let the foot of the ox and the donkey go free.
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Symbolical » Of liberality
Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it. Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
Social duties » Benevolence, the duty of » The wise man's advice
If your enemy [is] hungry, feed him bread, and if thirsty, let him drink water.