Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:1 (show verse)
Spread your bread on the water after a while you will find it.
Bearing fruit » Who shall not sow and reap
Benevolence » The duty of » The wise man's advice
Giving and gifts » The reward for giving
Liberality » Promises to
Seed » Often sown beside rivers
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Symbolical » Of liberality
Social duties » Benevolence, the duty of » The wise man's advice
Benevolence » The duty of » The wise man's advice
Giving and gifts » The reward for giving
Liberality » Promises to
Seed » Often sown beside rivers
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Symbolical » Of liberality
Social duties » Benevolence, the duty of » The wise man's advice
Ecclesiastes 11:2 (show verse)
Apportion what you have into seven, or even eight parts, because you don't know what disaster might befall the land.
Ecclesiastes 11:3 (show verse)
If the clouds are full of rain, they will pour out on the earth; if a tree falls toward the south or the north, wherever it falls, there it will lay.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 (show verse)
Whoever keeps staring at the wind won't sow; whoever daydreams won't reap.
Ecclesiastes 11:5 (show verse)
Just as you do not understand the way of the spirit in the womb of a pregnant mother, so also you do not know what God is doing in everything he makes.
Ecclesiastes 11:6 (show verse)
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.
Ecclesiastes 11:7 (show verse)
How sweet is the daylight, and how pleasant it is for someone's eyes to behold the sunshine!
Ecclesiastes 11:8 (show verse)
Even if a person lives many years, let him enjoy them all, recalling that there will be many days of darkness to come all of which are pointless.
Ecclesiastes 11:9 (show verse)
So enjoy yourself in your youth, young man, and be encouraged during your younger days. Live as you like, consistent with your world view, but keep in mind that God will bring you to account for everything.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Punishment of
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Punishment of
Children » Rebellious children
Children » What childhood and youth are
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is derived from earthly pleasures
Judgment » Shall be of all » Actions
Sin » Of youth, results of » Bitter memories
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Punishment of
Children » Rebellious children
Children » What childhood and youth are
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Is derived from earthly pleasures
Judgment » Shall be of all » Actions
Sin » Of youth, results of » Bitter memories
Ecclesiastes 11:10 (show verse)
Banish sorrow from your heart, and evil from your body, since both childhood and the prime of life are pointless.