Ecclesiastes 11:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil might be on the 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Ecclesiastes 11:2 Cross References

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, “Go, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom none is prepared. For this day is set-apart to our Master. Do not be sad, for the joy of יהוה is your strength.”

Esther 9:19

Therefore the Yehuḏim of the villages who dwelt in the unwalled towns were making the fourteenth day of the new moon of Aḏar a good day of gladness and feasting, and for sending portions to one another.

Esther 9:22

as the days on which the Yehuḏim had rest from their enemies, as the new moon which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a good day, that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending portions to one another and gifts to the poor.

Job 5:19

In six distresses He delivers you, and in seven no evil strikes you.

Psalm 112:9

Pĕ He scattered abroad, He gave to the poor, Tsadi His righteousness is standing forever. Qoph His horn is exalted with esteem.

Proverbs 19:17

He who shows favour to the poor lends to יהוה, And He repays his deed.

Proverbs 6:16

These six matters יהוה hates, And seven are an abomination to Him:

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are filled with rain, they empty themselves upon the earth. And if a tree falls to the south or the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it is.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

But if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they are many. All that is coming is futility.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:

Daniel 4:27

“Therefore, O sovereign, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your crookednesses by showing favour to the poor – your prosperity might be extended.”

Micah 5:5

And this shall be peace. When Ashshur comes into our land, and when he treads in our palaces, we shall raise against him seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.

Matthew 18:22

יהושע said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

Matthew 5:42

“Give to him who asks of you, and from him who wishes to borrow from you, do not turn away.

Luke 17:4

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

Galatians 6:1

Brothers, if a man is overtaken in some trespass, you the spiritual ones, set such a one straight in a spirit of meekness, looking at yourself lest you be tried too.

Ephesians 5:16

redeeming the time, because the days are wicked.

Hebrews 13:3

Remember the prisoners as if chained with them, and those being mistreated, since you yourselves also are in the body.

1 Samuel 25:8

Ask your young men, and let them inform you. So let my young men find favour in your eyes, for we come on a good day. Please give whatever comes to your hand to your servants and to your son Dawiḏ.’ ”