Ecclesiastes 11:2

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

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  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He has freely given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
  • 1 Tim 6:18-19 : 18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share. 19 Storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of what is truly life.
  • Job 5:19 : 19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven, no harm will touch you.
  • Eph 5:16 : 16 Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.
  • Prov 6:16 : 16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
  • Mic 5:5 : 5 They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn blades. He will deliver us from Assyria when they invade our land and march across our borders.
  • Matt 5:42 : 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
  • Matt 18:22 : 22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
  • Luke 6:30-35 : 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. 34 If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  • Luke 17:4 : 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him.
  • Acts 11:28-30 : 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and, through the Spirit, predicted that a severe famine would spread across the entire world. This happened during the reign of Claudius. 29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30 They did this, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 the king said, "Is not this the great Babylon which I have built as a royal residence by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?"
  • Neh 8:10 : 10 Nehemiah said, 'Go and celebrate with rich foods and sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'
  • Esth 9:19 : 19 That is why the rural Jews who live in villages observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting, a day for giving gifts to one another.
  • Esth 9:22 : 22 as the days when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, and as the month that was turned for them from sorrow to joy and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and send gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
  • Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were in the body with them.

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    3 When 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.

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

    5 Just as you do not know the path of the wind or how bones are formed in a pregnant woman's womb, so you cannot understand the workings of God who makes everything.

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  • Eccl 7:13-14
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    13 Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?

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

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    14 There is a futility that takes place on the earth: righteous people receive what the wicked deserve, and wicked people receive what the righteous deserve. I said, 'This too is vanity.'

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  • Eccl 2:21
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    19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven, no harm will touch you.

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    8 Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.

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