1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. 2 Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
Ecclesiastes 11:1–2
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Ecclesiastes 11:5–7
5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. 6 Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will… 7 …
2 Corinthians 9:5–7
5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly. 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap spa…
Proverbs 27:1–2
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Ecclesiastes 7:13–15
13 Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent? 14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. 15 In m…
Proverbs 11:23–25
23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath. 24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. 25 A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refre…
Sirach 35:9–11
9 In every gift show a cheerful countenance, And dedicate your tithe with gladness. (WEB) 10 Give to the Most High according as he has given. As your hand has found, give generously. (WEB) 11 For the Lord repays, and he will repay you sevenfold. (WEB)
Sirach 20:11–13
11 There are losses because of glory; and there is one who has lifted up his head from a low estate. (WEB) 12 There is one who buys much for a little, and pays for it again sevenfold. (WEB) 13 He who is wise in words will make himself beloved; but the pleasantries of fools will be… (WEB)
Sirach 7:2–4
2 Depart from wrong, and it will turn away from you. (WEB) 3 My son, don’t sow upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and you won’t reap them sevenfold. (WEB) 4 Don’t seek preeminence from the Lord, nor the seat of honor from the king. (WEB)
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