Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth.
Brenton Septuagint
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
1Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:8Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Let then thy servants find grace in thine eyes, for we are come on a good day; give, we pray thee, whatsoever thy hand may find, to thy son David.
Job 5:19Six times he shall deliver thee out of distresses: and in the seventh harm shall not touch thee.
Proverbs 6:16For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.
Micah 5:5And they shall tend the Assyrian with a sword, and the land of Nebrod with her trench: and he shall deliver you from the Assyrian, when he shall come upon your land, and when he shall invade your coasts.
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 →