Ecclesiastes 11:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Geue part seue days, & also vpon the eyght: for thou knowest not what miserie shall come vpon earth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath distributed abrode, he hath geuen to the poore: his righteousnes remayneth for euer, his horne shalbe exalted with glory.
  • 1 Tim 6:18-19 : 18 That they do good, that they be riche in good workes, that they be redye to geue, glad to distribute: 19 Laying vp in store for them selues a good foundation agaynst the tyme to come, that they may lay holde on eternall lyfe.
  • Job 5:19 : 19 He shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, & in the seuenth there shall no euil come to thee.
  • Eph 5:16 : 16 Redeemyng the time, because ye dayes are euyll.
  • Prov 6:16 : 16 These sixe thinges doth the Lorde hate, and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth:
  • Mic 5:5 : 5 And he shall be our peace: when the Assirians shall come into our lande, when he shal treade in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seuen sheepheardes, and eyght principall men.
  • Matt 5:42 : 42 Geue to hym that asketh thee: & from hym that woulde borowe of thee, turne not thou away.
  • Matt 18:22 : 22 Iesus sayth vnto hym, I say not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes: but, vntyll seuentie tymes seuen.
  • Luke 6:30-35 : 30 Geue to euery man that asketh of thee: And of hym that taketh away thy goodes, aske them not agayne. 31 And as ye woulde that men shoulde do to you, do ye also to them lykewyse. 32 For yf ye loue them which loue you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also loue their louers. 33 And yf ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also do euen the same. 34 And yf ye lende to them, of whom ye hope to receaue, what thanke haue ye? For synners also lende to sinners, to receaue such lyke agayne. 35 But loue ye your enemies, & do good, and lende, lokyng for nothyng agayne: and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde, & to the euyll.
  • Luke 17:4 : 4 And though he sinne agaynst thee seuen tymes in a day, and seuen tymes in a day turne agayne to thee, saying, it repenteth me: thou shalt forgeue hym.
  • Acts 11:28-30 : 28 And there stoode vp one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirite, that there shoulde be great dearth throughout all the worlde: which came to passe in the dayes of Claudius Cesar. 29 Then the disciples, euery man accordyng to his abilitie, purposed to sende succour vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iurie. 30 Which thyng they also dyd, and sent it to the elders by the handes of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brethren, yf a man be taken in any fault, ye which are spiritual restore such a one in the spirite of mekenes, consideryng thy selfe, lest thou also be tempted.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Wherfore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable vnto thee, and breake of thy sinnes by righteousnesse, and thyne iniquities by mercie towarde the poore: lo, let there be a healing of thyne errour.
  • Neh 8:10 : 10 And he saide vnto them: Go your way, and eate the fat, and drinke the sweete, and send part vnto them also that haue not prepared for them selues, for this day is holy vnto our Lorde: be not ye sory therefore, for the ioy of the Lorde is your strength.
  • Esth 9:19 : 19 And therefore the Iewes that dwelt in the villages and vnwalled townes, held the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar with gladnesse and feasting, and kept holy day, and euery one sent preasentes vnto his neighbour.
  • Esth 9:22 : 22 As the dayes wherein the Iewes came to rest from their enemies, and as a moneth wherein their paine was turned to ioy, and their sorowe into a ioyful day: and that in those dayes they should make feastes and gladnesse, and one to send giftes vnto another, and to distribute vnto the poore.
  • Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember them that are in bondes, as bounde with them: And them which suffer aduersitie, as also ye your selues beyng in the body suffered aduersitie.

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