Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Give a share to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be on the earth.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Holman Bible
for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.
International Standard Version
Apportion what you have into seven, or even eight parts, because you don't know what disaster might befall the land.
A Conservative Version
Give a portion to seven, yea, even to eight, for thou know not what evil shall be upon the earth.
American Standard Version
Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Amplified
Give a portion to seven, or even [divide it] to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.
Bible in Basic English
Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
Darby Translation
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou shalt not know what shall be evil upon the earth.
King James 2000
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Give part sven days, and also upon the eighth, for thou knowest not what misery shall come upon earth.
NET Bible
Divide your merchandise among seven or even eight investments, for you do not know what calamity may happen on earth.
New Heart English Bible
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
Give a portion to seven, yea even to eight, - for thou canst not know, what there shall be of misfortune, upon the earth.
Webster
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
World English Bible
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don't know what evil will be on the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 11:2
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 share to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be on the earth. 3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty on the earth; and if the tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be.
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Cross References
Psalm 112:9
He has scattered abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be lifted up with honor.
1 Timothy 6:18-19
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to share, to be generous,
Job 5:19
He will deliver you in six troubles; yea, in seven no evil shall touch you.
Proverbs 6:16
These six Jehovah hates; yea, seven are hateful to his soul:
Micah 5:5
And this One shall be peace. When Assyria shall come into our land; and when he shall walk in our palaces, then we shall raise against him seven shepherds and eight anointed ones from men.
Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, Go eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our LORD. And do not be sorry, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
Esther 9:19
Therefore the Jews of the villages, who lived in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and a day of sending portions to one another.
Esther 9:22
as the days in which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions to one another, and gifts to the poor.
Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, let my advice be pleasing to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, whether there will be duration to your prosperity.
Matthew 5:42
Give to him who asks of you, and you shall not turn away from him who would borrow from you.
Matthew 18:22
Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Luke 6:30-35
Give to everyone who asks of you, and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them again.
Luke 17:4
And if he trespasses against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to you, saying, I repent, you shall forgive him.
Acts 11:28-30
And one of them named Agabus stood up and signified by the Spirit that there should be great famine over the world (which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar).
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if a man is overtaken in a fault, you the spiritual ones restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.
Hebrews 13:3
Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, those who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.