Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Holman Bible
for after many days you may find it.
International Standard Version
Spread your bread on the water after a while you will find it.
A Conservative Version
Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days.
American Standard Version
Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
Amplified
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will
Bible in Basic English
Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Darby Translation
Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
Julia Smith Translation
Send forth thy bread upon the face of the waters, for in a multitude of days thou shalt find it
King James 2000
Cast your bread upon the waters: for you shall find it after many days.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it.
Modern King James verseion
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Send thy victuals over the waters, and so shalt thou find them after many years.
NET Bible
Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.
The Emphasized Bible
Cast thy bread-corn, upon the face of the waters, - for, after many days, shalt thou find it:
Webster
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
World English Bible
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Youngs Literal Translation
Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.
Themes
Bearing fruit » Who shall not sow and reap
Benevolence » The duty of » The wise man's advice
Giving and gifts » The reward for giving
Seed » Often sown beside rivers
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Symbolical » Of liberality
Social duties » Benevolence, the duty of » The wise man's advice
Interlinear
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Lechem
Paniym
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 11:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living In The Light Of The Limits Of Human Knowledge
1 Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.
Matthew 10:42
And whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, truly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
Isaiah 32:20
Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who set free the foot of the ox and the donkey.
Luke 14:14
and you will be blessed, because they do not have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;
Psalm 41:1-2
Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
Psalm 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
Proverbs 11:18
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:24-25
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Proverbs 22:9
He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.
Isaiah 32:8
But the noble devises noble things; and he will continue in noble things.
Matthew 10:13
And if the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 25:40
"The King will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Galatians 6:8-10
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.