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Ecclesiastes 11:6

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In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.

In the morning {H1242} sow {H2232} thy seed {H2233}, and in the evening {H6153} withhold {H3240} not thine hand {H3027}: for thou knowest {H3045} not whether {H335} shall prosper {H3787}, either this or that, or whether they both {H8147} shall be alike {H259} good {H2896}.

In the morning, sow your seed; and don't slack off until evening; for you don't know which sowing will succeed, this, or that, or if both will do well.

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Corinthians 9:10 (301 votes)

    Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

  • 2 Corinthians 9:11 (301 votes)

    Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

  • Isaiah 55:10 (235 votes)

    For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

  • Haggai 1:6 (128 votes)

    Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.

  • Haggai 1:11 (128 votes)

    And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon [that] which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

  • Hosea 10:12 (122 votes)

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6 (109 votes)

    ¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.