Ecclesiastes 11:1

New International Reader's Version

Sell your grain in the market overseas. After a while you might earn something from it.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:29

They brought honey, butter, sheep, and cheese that was made from cows’ milk. They brought all that food for David and his people to eat. They said, “These people have become tired. They’ve become hungry and thirsty in the desert.”

Proverbs 11:18

An evil person really earns nothing. But the one who plants what is right will certainly be rewarded.

Proverbs 19:17

Anyone who is kind to poor people lends to the Lord. God will reward them for what they have done.

Proverbs 22:9

Those who give freely will be blessed. That’s because they share their food with those who are poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning plant your seeds. In the evening keep your hands busy. You don’t know what will succeed. It may be one or the other. Or both might do equally well.

Ecclesiastes 3:6

There is a time to search. And there’s a time to stop searching. There is a time to keep. And there’s a time to throw away.

Isaiah 32:20

But how blessed you people will be! You will plant your seeds by every stream. You will let your cattle and donkeys wander anywhere they want to.

Isaiah 32:8

But those who are noble make noble plans. And by doing noble things they succeed.

Leviticus 19:25

But in the fifth year you can eat the fruit. Then you will gather more and more fruit. I am the Lord your God.

Matthew 10:13

If that home welcomes you, give it your blessing of peace. If it does not, don’t bless it.

Matthew 10:42

Suppose someone gives even a cup of cold water to a little one who follows me. What I’m about to tell you is true. That person will certainly be rewarded.”

Matthew 25:17

The one with the two bags of gold earned two more.

Matthew 25:40

“The King will reply, ‘What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Luke 14:14

Then you will be blessed. Your guests can’t pay you back. But you will be paid back when those who are right with God rise from the dead.”

2 Corinthians 9:6

Here is something to remember. The one who plants only a little will gather only a little. And the one who plants a lot will gather a lot.

Hebrews 6:10

God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.