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

When the needy shall be among thee, from one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother.

There is scattering and yet adding; and the withholding more than right, only to want

The good eye it shall be blessed, for he gave from his bread to the poor.

And the liberal will counsel liberal things, and upon liberal things shall he stand.

Waters

Happy ye sowing upon all waters, sending the foot of the ox and the ass.

For

In the morning sow thy seed, and at evening thou shalt not let thy hand rest: for thou shalt not know whether this shall be right, this or that, or if they two as one being good.

Giving, thou shalt give to him, and thy heart shall not be evil in thy giving to him; for because of this word Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the sending forth of thy hand.

To the overseer: chanting of David. Happy he attending to the weak one: in the day of evil Jehovah will deliver him.

They sowing in tears shall reap in rejoicing.

The unjust one did a work of falsehood: and the seed of justice the reward of truth.

He pitying the poor lends to Jehovah, and he will recompense to him his act.

And if the house should be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy let your peace return to you.

And the king having answered, will say to them, Trull I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did to one of the least of my brethren, ye did to me.

And happy shalt thou be; for they have not to give back to thee: for it shall be given back to thee at the rising up of the just.

And this, He sowing sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he sowing in praises shall reap also in praises.

For he sowing to his flesh of the flesh shall reap corruption; but he sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap eternal life.

For God is not unjust to forget your work and fatigue of love, which ye showed to his name, having served to the holy ones, and serving.

General references

And in the fifth year ye shall eat its fruits, to add to you its produce. I Jehovah your God.

And thy storehouses shall be filled with abundance, and thy wine-vats shall break forth with new wine.

To him asking thee, give thou, and him wishing to borrow from thee, thou shouldst not turn away.