Ecclesiastes 11:2
Geue part seue days, & also vpon the eyght: for thou knowest not what miserie shall come vpon earth.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
In Context
1Lay thy bread vpon wette faces, and so shalt thou finde it after many dayes.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:16These sixe thinges doth the Lorde hate, and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth:
Matthew 18:22Iesus sayth vnto hym, I say not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes: but, vntyll seuentie tymes seuen.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 11:2-7
The Obligations to Be Liberal; Answers to Objections against Liberality. 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall… Read the whole commentary →