Ecclesiastes 11:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
Prov 3:27 : 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Eccl 11:1-3
3 verses
78%
1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
2Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
Eccl 11:5-6
2 verses
77%
5As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all.
6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Hos 8:7
75%
7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
Job 37:21
73%
21And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.
Ps 129:7
73%
7Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Prov 20:4
73%
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Gal 6:7-9
3 verses
72%
7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
9And let us not be weary in {G2570} well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Prov 11:29
72%
29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Eccl 5:16
72%
16And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that he laboreth for the wind?
Job 4:8
72%
8According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.
Mark 4:27-28
2 verses
71%
27and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.
28The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
John 4:36-37
2 verses
71%
36He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37For herein is the saying true, One {G2076} soweth, and another reapeth.
Eccl 12:2
71%
2before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Luke 12:54-55
2 verses
71%
54And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.
55And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
Job 22:14
71%
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
Isa 55:10
70%
10For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
Isa 17:11
70%
11In the day of thy planting thou hedgest it in, and in the morning thou makest thy seed to blossom; but the harvest fleeth away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
Job 37:11
70%
11Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:
2 Cor 9:6
70%
6But this [I say,] He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth {G1909} bountifully shall reap also {G1909} bountifully.
Job 36:32
70%
32He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
Prov 12:11
70%
11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.
Eccl 8:7
70%
7for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?
Mic 6:15
69%
15Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine.
Prov 22:8
69%
8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Job 26:8
69%
8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
Eccl 8:17
69%
17then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
Prov 10:5
69%
5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Ps 126:5
69%
5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
1 Cor 15:37
68%
37and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;
Isa 40:24
68%
24Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
Job 28:25
68%
25To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
Prov 25:14
68%
14[ As] clouds and wind without rain, [So is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
Jas 4:14
68%
14whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. {G1063} What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Jer 5:24
68%
24Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Ezek 17:10
68%
10Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.
Job 24:18
68%
18Swiftly they [pass away] upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.
Jer 4:11
68%
11At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse;
Ps 103:16
68%
16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more.
Isa 27:8
68%
8In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed [them] with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
Job 35:5
68%
5Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
Job 37:16
68%
16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Isa 28:24
68%
24Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he [continually] open and harrow his ground?