Ecclesiastes 11:4

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The slouthfull body saith there is a Lion without: I might be slaine in the streate.
  • Prov 3:27 : 27 Withdraw no good thyng from them that haue nede, so long as thyne hande is able to do it.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing.

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  • Eccl 11:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

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

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

    3 When 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.

  • Eccl 11:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5 Nowe like as thou knowest not the way of the spirite, nor howe the bones do growe in the wombe of her that is with chylde: Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God, which is the workmaster of all.

    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.

  • Hos 8:7
    75%

    7 They haue sowen winde, therfore shall they reape a whirlewinde: it hath no stalke, the bud shall bryng foorth no meale: and if haplie it do, straungers shall deuour it vp.

  • Job 37:21
    73%

    21 For men see not the light that shineth in the cloudes: but the winde passeth and cleanseth them.

  • Ps 129:7
    73%

    7 Whereof the mower fylleth not his hande: neither he that byndeth vp the sheaues his armes full.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4 A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing.

  • Gal 6:7-9
    3 verses
    72%

    7 Be not deceaued, God is not mocked: For whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall he also reape.

    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.

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29 Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.

  • Eccl 5:16
    72%

    16 This is a miserable plague, that he shall go euen as he came away: What helpeth it him then that he hath laboured in the wynde?

  • Job 4:8
    72%

    8 For as I haue proued by experience, they that plow iniquitie & sow wretchednesse, reape the same.

  • Mark 4:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27 And shoulde slepe, and ryse vp nyght and day, and the seede shoulde spryng & growe vp, he knoweth not howe.

    28 For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of her selfe, first the blade, then the eare, after that, the full corne in the eare.

  • John 4:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36 And he that reapeth, receaueth wages, and gathereth fruite vnto lyfe eternall: that both he that soweth, & he that reapeth, myght reioyce together.

    37 And herein is the saying true, that one soweth, and another reapeth.

  • Eccl 12:2
    71%

    2 Before the sunne, the light, the moone, and starres be darkened, and or the cloudes turne agayne after the rayne:

  • Luke 12:54-55
    2 verses
    71%

    54 He sayde also to the people: When ye see a cloude rise out of the west, straightway ye say there cometh a showre, and so it is.

    55 And whe ye see the south wynd blow, ye say it wyll be hotte, and it commeth to passe.

  • Job 22:14
    71%

    14 Tushe, the cloudes couer him that he may not see, and he walketh on the top of heauen.

  • Isa 55:10
    70%

    10 And lyke as the rayne and snowe commeth downe from heauen, and returneth not thyther agayne, but watereth the earth, maketh it fruitfull and greene, that it may geue corne vnto the sower, and bread to hym that eateth:

  • Isa 17:11
    70%

    11 In that day shalt thou make thy plant to growe, and early in the mornyng shalt thou make thy seede to florishe: The haruest shalbe gone in the day of inheritaunce, and there shalbe sorowe without hope of comfort.

  • Job 37:11
    70%

    11 He maketh the cloudes to labour in geuing moystnesse, and againe with his light he dryueth away the cloude.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    70%

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

  • Job 36:32
    70%

    32 With the cloudes he hydeth the light, and at his commaundement it breaketh out:

  • Prov 12:11
    70%

    11 He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.

  • Eccl 8:7
    70%

    7 And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come: for who can tell hym when it shalbe?

  • Mic 6:15
    69%

    15 Thou shalt sowe, but not reape, thou shalt presse out Oliues, but oyle shalt thou not haue to annoynt thy selfe withall: thou shalt tread out sweete must, but shalt drincke no wine.

  • Prov 22:8
    69%

    8 He that soweth wickednes, shal reape wickednes: and the rodde of his anger shall fayle.

  • Job 26:8
    69%

    8 He byndeth the water in his cloudes, & the cloude is not broken vnder them.

  • Eccl 8:17
    69%

    17 I vnderstoode of all the workes of God, but it is not possible for a man to attayne vnto the workes that are done vnder the sunne: and though he bestowe his labour to seeke them out, yet can he not reach vnto them: yea though a wyse man would vndertake to know them, yet shall he not finde them.

  • Prov 10:5
    69%

    5 Who so gathereth in sommer is wyse: but he that is sluggishe in haruest, bringeth hym selfe to confusion.

  • Ps 126:5
    69%

    5 They that sowe in teares: shall reape in ioy.

  • 1 Cor 15:37
    68%

    37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shalbe, but bare corne, as of wheate, or of some other:

  • Isa 40:24
    68%

    24 So that of them it may be sayde, they be not planted nor sowne agayne, neither their stocke rooted agayne in the earth: for assoone as he bloweth vpon them, they wither and fade away lyke the strawe in a whirle winde.

  • Job 28:25
    68%

    25 When he wayed the windes and measured the waters:

  • Prov 25:14
    68%

    14 Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing, is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne.

  • Jas 4:14
    68%

    14 And yet can not ye tel what shall happen on the morowe. For what thyng is your lyfe? It is euen a vapour, that appeareth for a litle tyme, and then he vanisheth away.

  • Jer 5:24
    68%

    24 They thinke not in their heartes, O let vs feare the Lord our God, who geueth vs raine early and late when nede is, whiche kepeth euer still the haruest for vs yerely.

  • Ezek 17:10
    68%

    10 Behold, it was planted: Shall it prosper therfore? Shall it not be dryed vp and withered? when the east winde shall touche it, it shall wither in the trenches where it grewe.

  • Job 24:18
    68%

    18 The vngodly is swyft vpon the water: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth, and he shall not beholde the way of the vineyardes.

  • Jer 4:11
    68%

    11 Then shall it be sayde to the people and Hierusalem, A strong winde in the hye places of the wildernesse commeth through the way of my people, but neither to fanne nor to cleanse.

  • Ps 103:16
    68%

    16 For the winde passeth ouer it, and it is no more seene: and the place therof knoweth it no more.

  • Isa 27:8
    68%

    8 Thou wylt punishe it in the braunches, yet not beyonde measure: for in the day that the east winde bloweth sore, it taketh away the fruites.

  • Job 35:5
    68%

    5 Loke vnto the heauen and beholde it, consider the cloudes which are hyer then thou.

  • Job 37:16
    68%

    16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloudes, and the wonderous workes of him which is perfect in knowledge?

  • Isa 28:24
    68%

    24 Doth not the husbandman plowe all the day, and openeth and breaketh the clottes of his grounde, that he may sowe?

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