Ecclesiastes 11:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Send forth your bread upon the face of the waters; after a long time you may find it again.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:29

honey, and butter and cheese from the flocks and herds, for David and those who were with him to eat; for they said, “The people will be hungry and tired and thirsty in the wilderness.”

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked make empty profits, but those who sow justice have a sure reward.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever cares for the poor lends to the Lord, who will pay back the sum in full.

Proverbs 22:9

The generous will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand be idle: For you do not know which of the two will be successful, or whether both alike will turn out well. Poem on Youth and Old Age.

Ecclesiastes 3:6

A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.

Isaiah 32:20

Happy are you who sow beside every stream, and let the ox and the donkey go freely!

Isaiah 32:8

But the noble plan noble deeds, and in noble deeds they persist.

Leviticus 19:25

Not until the fifth year may you eat its fruit, to increase the yield for you. I, the Lord, am your God.

Matthew 10:13

If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you.

Matthew 10:42

And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple—amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.”

Matthew 25:17

Likewise, the one who received two made another two.

Matthew 25:40

And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’

Luke 14:14

blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” The Parable of the Great Feast.

2 Corinthians 9:6

Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name by having served and continuing to serve the holy ones.