Ecclesiastes 11:4

Coverdale Bible (1535)

He that regardeth ye wynde, shal not sowe: and he that hath respecte vnto the cloudes, shal not reape.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The slouthfull body sayeth: there is a lyo wt out, I might be slayne in ye strete.
  • Prov 3:27 : 27 Refuse not to do good vnto him that shulde haue it, so longe as thine hande is able to do it.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 A slouthfull body wyl not go to plowe for colde, therfore shal he go abegginge in Sommer, and haue nothinge.

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  • Eccl 11:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1 Sende thy vytayles ouer the waters, and so shalt thou fynde the after many yeares.

    2 Geue it awaye amonge seuen or eight, for thou knowest not what misery shal come vpo earth.

    3 Whe the cloudes are full, they poure out rayne vpon the earth. And whe ye tre falleth, (whether it be towarde the south or north) in what place so euer it fall, there it lyeth.

  • Eccl 11:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5 Now like as thou knowest not the waye of the wynde, ner how ye bones are fylled in a mothers wombe: Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God, which is the workemaster of all.

    6 Cease not thou therfore with thy handes to sowe thy sede, whether it be in ye mornynge or in the euenynge: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prospere, & yf they both take, it is the better.

  • Hos 8:7
    75%

    7 They haue sowne wynde, therfore shal they reepe a storme. Their sede shal beare no corne, there shal no meel be made of their increase: though yere be, yet shall straungers deuoure it vp.

  • Job 37:21
    73%

    21 For euery ma seith not the light, yt he kepeth cleare in the cloudes, which he clenseth whan he maketh the wynde to blowe.

  • Ps 129:7
    73%

    7 Wherof the mower fylleth not his hande, nether he that byndeth vp the sheaues, his bosome.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4 A slouthfull body wyl not go to plowe for colde, therfore shal he go abegginge in Sommer, and haue nothinge.

  • Gal 6:7-9
    3 verses
    72%

    7 Be not disceaued, God wil not be mocked. For what soeuer a man soweth, that shal he reape.

    8 He that soweth vpon the flesh, shal of the flesh reape destruccion: But he that soweth vpon ye sprete, shal of the sprete reape life euerlastinge.

    9 Let vs not be weery of well doynge: for wha the tyme is come, we shal reape without ceassinge.

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29 Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.

  • Eccl 5:16
    72%

    16 This is a miserable plage, yt he shal go awaye euen as he came. What helpeth it him then, yt he hath labored in the wynde?

  • Job 4:8
    72%

    8 As for those that plowe wickednesse (as I haue sene myself) and sowe myschefe, they reape ye same.

  • Mark 4:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27 and slepeth, and stondeth vp night and daye, and the sede spryngeth vp, & groweth, he not knowinge of it.

    28 (For the earth bryngeth forth frute of her selfe: first the grasse, afterwarde the eare, then the full wheate in the eare)

  • John 4:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36 And he that reapeth, receaueth rewarde, and gathereth frute to euerlastinge life, that both he that soweth and he that reapeth, maye reioyse together.

    37 For herin is the prouerbe true: One soweth, another reapeth.

  • Eccl 12:2
    71%

    2 before the Sonne, ye light, ye Moone and the starres be darckened, and or the cloudes turne agayne after the rayne:

  • Luke 12:54-55
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    71%

    54 And he sayde vnto the people: Whan ye se a cloude ryse out of ye west, straight waye ye saye: there cometh a shower, and so it is:

    55 and whan ye se the southwynde blowe, ye saye: It wil be hote, and it commeth so to passe.

  • Job 22:14
    71%

    14 Tush, the cloudes couer him, yt he maye not se, for he dwelleth in heauen.

  • Isa 55:10
    70%

    10 And like as the rayne & snowe cometh downe from heaue, & returneth not thither agayne, but watereth the earth, maketh it frutefull & grene, that it maye geue corne & breade vnto the sower:

  • Isa 17:11
    70%

    11 In the daye when thou diddest plante it, it was greate, and gaue soone the frute of thi sede: But in the daye of haruest, thou shalt reape an heape of sorowes & miseries.

  • Job 37:11
    70%

    11 The cloudes do their laboure in geuynge moystnesse, the cloudes poure downe their rayne.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    70%

    6 This I thynke: that he which soweth litle, shal reape litle also: and he yt soweth plenteously,shal likewyse reape plenteously,

  • Job 36:32
    70%

    32 In ye turnynge of a hande he hydeth the light, & at his commaundement it commeth agayne.

  • Prov 12:11
    70%

    11 He that tilleth his lode, shal haue plenteousnesse of bred: but he yt foloweth ydylnes, is a very foole.

  • Eccl 8:7
    70%

    7 And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come, for who wyll tell him?

  • Mic 6:15
    69%

    15 Thou shalt sowe, but not reape: thou shalt presse out olyues, but oyle shalt thou not haue, to anoynte thy self withall: thou shalt treade out swete must, but shalt drynke no wyne.

  • Prov 22:8
    69%

    8 He yt soweth wickednesse, shal reape sorowe, & the rodde of his plage shal destroye him.

  • Job 26:8
    69%

    8 He byndeth ye water in his cloudes, that they fall not downe together.

  • Eccl 8:17
    69%

    17 I vnderstode of all ye workes of God, that it is not possible for a man, to attayne vnto ye workes that are done vnder ye Sonne: and though he bestowe his laboure to seke them out, yet can he not reach vnto the: yee though a wyse man wolde vndertake to knowe them, yet might he not fynde them.

  • Prov 10:5
    69%

    5 Who so gathereth in Sommer, is wyse: but he that is slogish in haruest, bringeth himself to confucion.

  • Ps 126:5
    69%

    5 Turne oure captiuyte (o LORDE) as the ryuers in the south.

  • 1 Cor 15:37
    68%

    37 And what sowest thou? thou sowest not ye body that shalbe, but a bare corne, namely of wheate, or of some other.

  • Isa 40:24
    68%

    24 so that they be not planted nor sowen agayne, nether their stocke rooted agayne in the earth? For as soone as he bloweth vpon them, they wither & fade awaye, like the strawe in a whirle wynde.

  • Job 28:25
    68%

    25 When he weyed the wyndes, & measured ye waters:

  • Prov 25:14
    68%

    14 Who so maketh greate boastes & geueth nothinge, is like cloudes & wynde without rayne.

  • Jas 4:14
    68%

    14 & yet ca not tell what shal happe to morowe. For what thinge is youre life? It is euen a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme, and the vanysheth awaye:

  • Jer 5:24
    68%

    24 They thinke not in their hartes: O let vs feare the LORDE oure God, that geueth vs rayne early and late, when nede is: which kepeth euer still the haruest for vs yearly.

  • Ezek 17:10
    68%

    10 Beholde, it was planted: shall it prospere therfore? Shall it not be dryed vp and withered, yee euen in the shutinge out of his blossomes, as soone as ye east wynde bloweth?

  • Job 24:18
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    18 The vngodly is very swyft: O yt his porcio also vpo earth were swyfter then ye runnynge water, which suffreth not ye shipma to beholde the fayre & pleasaut vyniardes.

  • Jer 4:11
    68%

    11 Then shal it be saide to the people & to Ierusalem: there commeth a warme wynde from the north thorow the waye of my people, but nether to fanne, ner to clese.

  • Ps 103:16
    68%

    16 For as soone as the wynde goeth ouer it, it gone, and the place therof knoweth it nomore.

  • Isa 27:8
    68%

    8 Euery ma recopenseth wt ye measure yt he receaueth: He museth vpo his sore wynde, as vpo the dayes of extreme heate.

  • Job 35:5
    68%

    5 loke vnto the heaue, & beholde it: cosidre ye cloudes, how they are hyer then thou.

  • Job 37:16
    68%

    16 Art thou of his coucell, when he spredeth out the cloudes? Hast thou the perfecte knowlege of his wonders?

  • Isa 28:24
    68%

    24 Goeth not the husbonde man euer in due season earnestly to his londe? he moweth & ploweth his grounde to sowe.