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Ecc 11:1 — Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Cast		"That is, says Bp. Lowth, ""Sow thy seed or corn on the face of the waters;"" in plain terms, sow without any hope of a harvest: do good even to them on whom your benefactions seem thrown away. Dr. Jebb has well illustrated it by the following passages:"
thy bread		Deu 15:7-11; Pro 11:24,25; Pro 22:9; Isa 32:8
waters		Heb. face of the waters. Isa 32:20
for		Ecc 11:6; Deu 15:10; Psa 41:1,2; Psa 126:5,6; Pro 11:18; Pro 19:17; Mat 10:13,42; Mat 25:40; Luk 14:14; 2Cr 9:6; Gal 6:8-10; Hbr 6:10

Correlating Passages

thy bread

	Deu 15:7	If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
	Deu 15:8	But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, [in that] which he wanteth.
	Deu 15:9	Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
	Deu 15:10	Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
	Deu 15:11	For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
	Pro 11:24	There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
	Pro 11:25	The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
	Pro 22:9	He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
	Isa 32:8	But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

waters

Isa 32:20

Blessed [are] ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth [thither] the feet of the ox and the ass.

for

	Ecc 11:6	In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.
	Deu 15:10	Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
	Psa 41:1	[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
	Psa 41:2	The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
	Psa 126:5	They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
	Psa 126:6	He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him].
	Pro 11:18	The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.
	Pro 19:17	He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
	Mat 10:13	And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
	Mat 10:42	And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
	Mat 25:40	And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.
	Luk 14:14	And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
	2Cr 9:6	But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
	Gal 6:8	For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
	Gal 6:9	And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
	Gal 6:10	As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
	Hbr 6:10	For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ecclesiastes 11:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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