Ecclesiastes 11:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² Give a portion to seven or even to eight, for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even [divide it] to eight, for you know not what evil may come upon the earth.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Common English Bible

² Give a portion to seven people, even to eight: you don’t know what disaster may come upon the land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Give a portion to seven, and indeed even to eight. For you do not know what evil may be upon the earth in the future.

Ecclesiastes 11:2 Cross References

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, ‘Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared,  since today  is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.’  ,

Esther 9:19

This explains why the rural Jews who live in villages observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a time of rejoicing and feasting. It is a holiday when they send gifts to one another.

Esther 9:22

because during those days the Jews gained relief from  their enemies. That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday.  They were to be days of feasting,  rejoicing, and of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

Job 5:19

He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.

Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the  Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender.  ,

Proverbs 6:16

The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him:

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain on the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or the north, the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

Indeed, if someone lives for many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness,  since they will be many. All that comes is futile.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

So remember your Creator in the days of your youth: Before the days of adversity come, and the years approach when you will say, ‘I have no delight in them’;

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you, my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right,  and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy.  Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.’

Micah 5:5

He will be their peace. When Assyria invades our land, when it marches against our fortresses, we will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.

Matthew 18:22

‘I tell you, not as many as seven,’ Jesus replied, ‘but seventy times seven.

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Luke 17:4

And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, “I repent,” you must forgive him.’

Galatians 6:1

Brothers and sisters, if someone is overtaken in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual, restore such a person with a gentle  spirit,  , watching out for yourselves so that you won’t also be tempted.

Ephesians 5:16

making the most of the time,  , because the days are evil.

Hebrews 13:3

Remember those in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated,  as though you yourselves were suffering bodily.

1 Samuel 25:8

Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favour with you, for we have come on a feast  day.  Please give whatever you have on hand to your servants and to your son David.” ’