Ecclesiastes 11:2

American Standard Version (1901)

Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

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  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor.
  • 1 Tim 6:18-19 : 18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is [life] indeed.
  • Job 5:19 : 19 He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
  • Eph 5:16 : 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  • Prov 6:16 : 16 There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:
  • Mic 5:5 : 5 And this [man] shall be [our] peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
  • Matt 5:42 : 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
  • Matt 18:22 : 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
  • Luke 6:30-35 : 30 Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same. 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. 35 But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
  • Luke 17:4 : 4 And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
  • Acts 11:28-30 : 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius. 29 And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea: 30 which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
  • Neh 8:10 : 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your [ strength.
  • Esth 9:19 : 19 Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar [a day of] gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
  • Esth 9:22 : 22 as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
  • Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

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