Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a portion to seven, yea even to eight,—for thou canst not know, what there shall be of misfortune, upon the earth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 thy bread-corn, upon the face of the waters,—for, after many days, shalt thou find it:
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:8Ask thy young men, that they may tell thee, that so my young men may find favour in thine eyes, for, on a good day, have we come! Give, I pray thee, what thy hand findeth, to thy servants, and to thy son, to David!
Esther 9:19For this cause, the country Jews, who dwelt in the country towns, were making the fourteenth day of the month Adar one of rejoicing and banqueting, and a day of happiness,—and of sending portions every one to his neighbour.
Job 5:19In six troubles, he will rescue thee, and, in seven, there shall smite thee no misfortune:
Proverbs 6:16These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul:—
Micah 5:5So shall this one be Prosperity. As for Assyria—when he shall enter our land, and when he shall tread down in our palaces, then will we raise up against him, seven shepherds, and eight princes of mankind.
Matthew 18:22Jesus saith to him—I say not unto thee, unto, 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 →