Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast thy bread upon the waters; for after many days thou shalt find it.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
In Context
2Give a portion to seven, yea, to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 41:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Happy is he who hath regard to the poor! The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Proverbs 11:18The wicked toileth for deceitful wages; But he who soweth righteousness shall have a sure reward.
Proverbs 19:17He who hath pity on the poor lendeth to the LORD, And that which he giveth will he repay him.
Ecclesiastes 3:6A time to seek, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
Isaiah 32:8But the liberal deviseth liberal things, And in liberal things will he persevere.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 11:1
In this chapter we have, I. A pressing exhortation to works of charity and bounty to the poor, as the best cure of the vanity which our worldly riches are subject to and the only way of making them turn to a substantial good account, ver. 1-6 . II. A serious admonition to prepare for death and judgment, and to begin betimes, even in the days of our youth, to do so, ver. 7-10 . Read the whole commentary →