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 should be a poor man among your relatives in one of the cities of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, don't be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your poor relative.

Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.

Whoever is generous will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

But those who are decent plan noble things, and by noble deeds they stand."

Waters

How happy you will be, sowing your seed beside every stream, and letting your cattle and donkeys range freely!"

For

Sow your seed in the morning, and don't stop working until evening, since you don't know which of your endeavors will do well, whether this one or that, or even if both will do equally well.

You must certainly give to him and not feel regret for doing so. Because of this, the LORD your God will bless all your works and everything you do.

Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.

Those who weep while they plant will sing for joy while they harvest.

Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.

Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.

If the household is receptive, let your blessing of peace come on it. But if it isn't receptive, let your blessing of peace return to you.

The king will answer them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'

Then you will be blessed because they can't repay you. And you will be repaid when the righteous are resurrected."

Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

The person who sows through human means will harvest decay from human means, but the person who sows in the Spirit will harvest eternal life from the Spirit.

For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.

General references

But on the fifth year, you may eat its fruits to increase its produce for you."

so your barns will be filled with abundance, and your vats will burst open with new wine.

Give to the person who asks you for something, and do not turn away from the person who wants to borrow something from you."