Ecclesiastes 11:1

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Lay thy bread vpon wette faces, and so shalt thou finde it after many dayes.

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  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shalbe payde hym agayne.
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whosoeuer shall geue vnto one of these litle ones, to drynke, a cuppe of colde water only, in the name of a disciple, veryly I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not vnryghteous, to forget your worke & labour of loue, whiche ye haue shewed towarde his name, hauyng ministred to the saintes, and do minister.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede, whether it be in the morning or in the euening: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.
  • Gal 6:8-9 : 8 For he that soweth into his flesshe, shal of the flesshe reape corruption: But he that soweth into the spirite, shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng. 9 Let vs not be weery in well doyng: for in due season we shall reape, yf we faynt not. 10 Whyle we haue therefore tyme, let vs do good vnto all men, specially vnto the which are of the housholde of fayth.
  • Isa 32:20 : 20 O howe happy shall ye be when ye shall safely sowe your seede beside all waters, and dryue thyther the feete of your oxen and asses.
  • Luke 14:14 : 14 And thou shalt be happy, for they can not recompence thee: For thou shalt be recompenced at the resurrection of the iust men.
  • 2 Cor 9:6 : 6 This yet I say he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But the liberall person imagineth honest thynges, and commeth vp for liberalitie vnto promotion.
  • Ps 41:1-2 : 1 To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that considereth ye poore: God wyll delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble. 2 God wyll preserue hym & kepe him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou O God wylt not deliuer him into the wyll of his enemies.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If one of thy brethren among you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee: thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut to thine hande from thy poore brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hande vnto hym, and lende hym sufficient for his neede which he hath. 9 Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, the seuenth yere, the yere of freedome is at hande: and therfore it greeueth thee to loke on thy poore brother, and geuest hym naught, and he then crye vnto the Lorde agaynst thee, and it be sinne vnto thee: 10 Thou shalt geue hym, and let it not greeue thine heart to geue vnto hym: Because that for this thyng the Lorde thy God shall blesse thee in all thy workes, and in all that thou puttest thine hande to. 11 The lande shall neuer be without poore: and therfore I comaunde thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hande vnto thy brother that is needy & poore in thy lande.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 Some man geueth out his goodes and is the richer: but the niggarde hauyng inough, wyll depart from nothyng, and yet is euer in pouertie. 25 He that is liberall in geuyng, shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shalbe watered also hym selfe.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 They that sowe in teares: shall reape in ioy. 6 He that goeth foorth on his way, and wepyng beareth pretious seede: shall doubtlesse returning, come againe with a ioyfull noyse, bryngyng his sheaues with hym.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore.
  • Matt 10:13 : 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace returne to you again.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the kyng shall aunswere, and say vnto them: Ueryly I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren, ye haue done it vnto me.

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  • Eccl 11:2-4
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    2Geue part seue days, & also vpon the eyght: for thou knowest not what miserie shall come vpon earth.

    3When the cloudes are full, they powre out raine vpon the earth. And when the tree falleth, whether it be towarde the south or north, in what place soeuer it fall, there it lieth.

    4He that regardeth the winde, shall not sowe: and he that hath respect vnto the cloudes, shall not reape.

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    6Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede, whether it be in the morning or in the euening: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.

    7The light is sweete, and a pleasaunt thing is it for the eyes to looke vpon the sunne.

    8If a man lyue many yeres, and be glad in them all, let hym remember the dayes of darknesse whiche shalbe manye, and that foloweth: Al thinges shalbe but vanitie.

    9Be glad then (O thou young man) in thy youth, and let thy heart be merie in thy young dayes, folowe the wayes of thyne owne heart, and the lust of thyne eyes, but be thou sure that God shall bryng thee into iudgement for all these thinges.

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    14Cast in thy lot among vs, and let vs all haue one purse.

  • Prov 11:24-25
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    24Some man geueth out his goodes and is the richer: but the niggarde hauyng inough, wyll depart from nothyng, and yet is euer in pouertie.

    25He that is liberall in geuyng, shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shalbe watered also hym selfe.

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    16Then shouldest thou forget thy miserie, and thinke no more vpon it, then vpon the waters that runne by.

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    9He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore.

  • Eccl 9:10-11
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    10Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do, that do with al thy power: for in the graue that thou goest vnto, there is neither worke, counsayle, knowledge, nor wysdome.

    11So I turned me vnto other thinges vnder the sunne, & I sawe that in running it helpeth not to be swift, in battell it helpeth not to be strong, to feeding it helpeth not to be wyse, to riches it helpeth not to be a man of muche vnderstanding, to be had in fauour it helpeth not to be cunning: but that all lieth in tyme and fortune.

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    14Use well the tyme of prosperitie, and remember the tyme of misfortune: for God doth so temper the one and the other, that a man can finde nothing els.

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    6This yet I say he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie.

  • Prov 5:15-16
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    15Drinke of the water of thyne owne well, and of the riuers that runne out of thyne owne spring.

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    2For thou shalt eate the labours of thine handes: thou shalt be happy, and all shall go well with thee.

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    23Then shall God geue rayne vnto thy seede, that thou shalt sowe the grounde withall, and bread of the increase of the earth, whiche shalbe fat and very plenteous: in that day also shall thy cattell be fed in large pastures.

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