Ecclesiastes 11:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.
  • Gal 6:8-9 : 8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life. 9 And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness. 10 So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.
  • Isa 32:20 : 20 Happy are you who are planting seed by all the waters, and sending out the ox and the ass.
  • Luke 14:14 : 14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.
  • 2 Cor 9:6 : 6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
  • Ps 41:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble. 2 The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him; 8 But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of. 9 And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you. 10 But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand. 11 For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need. 25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who put in seed with weeping will get in the grain with cries of joy. 6 Though a man may go out weeping, taking his vessel of seed with him; he will come again in joy, with the corded stems of grain in his arms.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
  • Matt 10:13 : 13 And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

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    2 Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.

    3 If the clouds are full of rain, they send it down on the earth; and if a tree comes down to the south, or the north, in whatever place it comes down, there it will be.

    4 He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.

  • Eccl 11:6-9
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    6 In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.

    7 Truly the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

    8 But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.

    9 Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

  • Prov 1:14
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    14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag:

  • Prov 11:24-25
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    24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

    25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

  • Job 11:16
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    16 For your sorrow will go from your memory, like waters flowing away:

  • Prov 22:9
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    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Eccl 9:10-11
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    10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

    11 And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

  • Eccl 7:10-11
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    10 Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

    11 Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

  • Eccl 7:14
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    14 In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • Prov 5:15-16
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    15 Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.

    16 Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places.

  • Ps 128:2
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    2 You will have the fruit of the work of your hands: happy will you be, and all will be well for you.

  • Isa 32:20
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    20 Happy are you who are planting seed by all the waters, and sending out the ox and the ass.

  • Job 22:11
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    11 Your light is made dark so that you are unable to see, and you are covered by a mass of waters.

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    7 All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    11 There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

    12 Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

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    6 A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

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    11 In the day of your planting you were watching its growth, and in the morning your seed was flowering: but its fruit is wasted away in the day of grief and bitter sorrow.

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    23 And he will give rain for your seed, so that you may put it in the earth; and you will have bread from the produce of the earth, good and more than enough for your needs: in that day the cattle will get their food in wide grass-lands.

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    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

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    17 Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

  • Prov 9:11
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    11 For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

  • Ps 107:37
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    37 And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.

  • Deut 28:12
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    12 Opening his store-house in heaven, the Lord will send rain on your land at the right time, blessing all the work of your hands: other nations will make use of your wealth, and you will have no need of theirs.

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    19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

  • Prov 27:1
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    1 Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

  • Deut 15:10
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    10 But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.

  • Deut 6:11
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    11 And houses full of good things not stored up by you, and places for storing water which you did not make, and vine-gardens and olive-trees not of your planting; and you have taken food and are full;

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17 Then I saw all the work of God, and that man may not get knowledge of the work which is done under the sun; because, if a man gives hard work to the search he will not get knowledge, and even if the wise man seems to be coming to the end of his search, still he will be without knowledge.

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    3 Then he said, Go out to all your neighbours and get vessels, a very great number of them.

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    6 Much has been planted, but little got in; you take food, but have not enough; you take drink, but are not full; you are clothed, but no one is warm; and he who gets payment for his work, gets it to put it into a bag full of holes.

  • Prov 12:11
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  • Job 34:11
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    11 For he gives to every man the reward of his work, and sees that he gets the fruit of his ways.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

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    11 The waters go from a pool, and a river becomes waste and dry;

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    10 For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

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    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

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    11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

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    21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water: