Ecclesiastes 11:3

New American Bible - revised edition

When the clouds are full, they pour out rain upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, wherever it falls, there shall it lie.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:45

All at once the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain fell. Ahab mounted his chariot and headed for Jezreel.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Make seven, or even eight portions; you know not what misfortune may come upon the earth.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

One who pays heed to the wind will never sow, and one who watches the clouds will never reap.

Matthew 3:10

Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Luke 13:7

he said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. [So] cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?’

1 John 3:17

If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him?