Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight;for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
New Heart English Bible
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
1Cast your bread on the waters;for you shall find it after many days.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:8Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes; for we come in a good day. Please give whatever comes to your hand, to your servants, and to your son David.'"
Esther 9:19Therefore the Judeans of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a good day, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.
Job 5:19He will deliver you in six troubles;yes, in seven there shall no evil touch you.
Proverbs 6:16There are six things which the Lord hates;yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
Micah 5:5He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land,and when he marches through our fortresses,then we will raise against him seven shepherds,and eight leaders of men.
Matthew 18:22Jesus said to him, "I do not tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
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 →