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 in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.

Waters

Happy are you who are planting seed by all the waters, and sending out the ox and the ass.

For

In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.

But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.

Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.

And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

General references

But in the fifth year you may take the fruit and the increase of it for your food: I am the Lord your God.

So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.

Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.