Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
for after many days you may find it.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
International Standard Version
Spread your bread on the water after a while you will find it.
A Conservative Version
Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days.
American Standard Version
Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
Amplified
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will
Bible in Basic English
Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Darby Translation
Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
Julia Smith Translation
Send forth thy bread upon the face of the waters, for in a multitude of days thou shalt find it
King James 2000
Cast your bread upon the waters: for you shall find it after many days.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it.
Modern King James verseion
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Send thy victuals over the waters, and so shalt thou find them after many years.
NET Bible
Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.
New Heart English Bible
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
The Emphasized Bible
Cast thy bread-corn, upon the face of the waters, - for, after many days, shalt thou find it:
Webster
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
World English Bible
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Youngs Literal Translation
Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.
Themes
Bearing fruit » Who shall not sow and reap
Benevolence » The duty of » The wise man's advice
Giving and gifts » The reward for giving
Seed » Often sown beside rivers
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Symbolical » Of liberality
Social duties » Benevolence, the duty of » The wise man's advice
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 11:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living In The Light Of The Limits Of Human Knowledge
1
for after many days you may find it.
for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 19:17
and He will give a reward to the lender.
Matthew 10:42
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love
Ecclesiastes 11:6
and at evening do not let your hand rest,
because you don’t know which will succeed,
whether one or the other,
or if both of them will be equally good.
Isaiah 32:20
beside abundant waters;
they let ox and donkey range freely.
Luke 14:14
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.
Psalm 41:1-2
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.
Psalm 126:5-6
will reap with shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:18
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
Proverbs 11:24-25
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.
Proverbs 22:9
for he shares his food with the poor.
Isaiah 32:8
he stands up for noble causes.
Matthew 10:13
Matthew 25:40
2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember this:
Galatians 6:8-10
because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit