Ecclesiastes 11:1

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Send your bread upon the waters, for in many days you will find it again.

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  • Prov 19:17 : 17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not withhold your hand in the evening, for you do not know which will prosper—whether this or that, or if both will equally thrive.
  • Gal 6:8-9 : 8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
  • Isa 32:20 : 20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, letting the oxen and the donkey roam freely.
  • Luke 14:14 : 14 And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.
  • 2 Cor 9:6 : 6 Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But a noble person makes honorable plans, and by honorable deeds he stands.
  • Ps 41:1-2 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David. 2 Blessed is the one who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother. 8 Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs. 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake. 11 For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty. 25 A generous soul will prosper, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. 6 The one who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will surely return with joyful shouting, carrying their sheaves.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
  • Matt 10:13 : 13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 11:2-4
    3 verses
    80%

    2Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the earth.

    3When the clouds are full, they pour down rain upon the earth; and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, wherever it falls, there it will lie.

    4Whoever watches the wind will not sow, and whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

  • Eccl 11:6-9
    4 verses
    74%

    6Sow your seed in the morning and do not withhold your hand in the evening, for you do not know which will prosper—whether this or that, or if both will equally thrive.

    7Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.

    8For if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them, but let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that comes is meaningless.

    9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

  • Prov 1:14
    71%

    14Cast your lot among us; we will all have one purse.

  • Prov 11:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

    25A generous soul will prosper, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

  • Job 11:16
    70%

    16For you will forget your trouble, remembering it only as water that has passed by.

  • Prov 22:9
    69%

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Eccl 9:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

    11Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor does bread come to the wise, nor riches to the discerning, nor favor to the knowledgeable; but time and chance happen to them all.

  • Eccl 7:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions.

    11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and it is an advantage for those who see the light of day.

  • Eccl 7:14
    69%

    14When times are good, be joyful; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    69%

    6Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Prov 5:15-16
    2 verses
    69%

    15Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.

    16Should your springs be scattered abroad, your streams of water in the public squares?

  • Ps 128:2
    68%

    2You will eat the fruit of your labor; you will be blessed, and it will go well with you.

  • Isa 32:20
    68%

    20Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, letting the oxen and the donkey roam freely.

  • Job 22:11
    68%

    11It is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of waters covers you.

  • Eccl 1:7
    67%

    7All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place where the streams come from, there they return again.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
    2 verses
    67%

    11The more words, the more meaningless—and what advantage does that bring to anyone?

    12For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

  • Eccl 3:6
    67%

    6A time to search and a time to give up; a time to keep and a time to throw away.

  • Isa 55:10
    67%

    10As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there without watering the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, providing seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

  • Isa 17:11
    67%

    11Though on the day you plant them you make them grow, and in the morning you make your seed blossom, yet the harvest will be a heap on the day of grief and incurable pain.

  • Isa 30:23
    67%

    23He will also send rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows.

  • Prov 13:23
    67%

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Prov 9:17
    67%

    17Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious.

  • Prov 9:11
    67%

    11For through me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

  • Ps 107:37
    67%

    37They sowed fields and planted vineyards, which yielded a fruitful harvest.

  • Deut 28:12
    67%

    12The LORD will open the heavens, His rich treasury, to give rain to your land in its season and bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

  • Prov 28:19
    67%

    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

  • Prov 27:1
    67%

    1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day will bring.

  • Deut 15:10
    67%

    10You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.

  • Deut 6:11
    67%

    11with houses full of every good thing that you did not fill, wells that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—when you eat and are satisfied.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.

  • 2 Kgs 4:3
    67%

    3Then he said, "Go, borrow empty vessels from all your neighbors. Get as many as you can. Do not gather too few."

  • Hag 1:6
    67%

    6You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but are never satisfied. You drink but never have enough to be filled. You put on clothes but are not warm. The one who earns wages earns them to put into a bag with holes.

  • Prov 12:11
    67%

    11Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

  • Job 34:11
    66%

    11For He repays a man for his deeds and brings upon him what his conduct deserves.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14In the same way, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Job 14:11
    66%

    11As the waters of a lake dry up or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,

  • Luke 11:10
    66%

    10For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

  • Prov 11:27
    66%

    27Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

  • Prov 13:11
    66%

    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Prov 25:21
    66%

    21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.