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Ecclesiastes 11:6

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.

KJV

Mane semina semen tuum, et vespere ne cesset manus tua : quia nescis quid magis oriatur, hoc aut illud ; et si utrumque simul, melius erit.

Vulgate

ἐν τῷ πρωὶ σπεῖρον τὸ σπέρμα σου, καὶ ἐν ἑσπέρᾳ μὴ ἀφέτω ἡ χείρ σου, ὅτι οὐ γινώσκεις ποῖον στοιχήσει, ἢ τοῦτο ἢ τοῦτο, καὶ ἐὰν τὰ δύο ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἀγαθά.

LXX

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.

ASV

בַּ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת זַרְעֶ֔/ךָ וְ/לָ/עֶ֖רֶב אַל תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑/ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְ/ךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜ע אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲ/זֶ֣ה אוֹ זֶ֔ה וְ/אִם שְׁנֵי/הֶ֥ם כְּ/אֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹ
'v
conjunction · 311×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֵי
'y
pronoun · 38×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
בֹּ֔קֶר
bqr
noun · 214×
הוּ
hv
verb · 73×
הכשיר
hkshyr
verb · 4×
וֹ
v
noun · 226×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עָֽרֶב
'rb
noun · 134×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
תִּזְרַ֣ע
tzr'
verb · 55×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:5 — Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
  • 1Tim 6:18 — That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
  • 2Cor 9:6 — But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
  • 2Cor 9:6 — But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
  • 2Cor 9:10 — 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;)
  • 2Cor 9:10 — 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;)
  • 2Tim 4:2 — Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
  • Acts 11:20 — And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.
  • Eccl 7:18 — It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
  • Eccl 9:1 — For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before th
  • Eccl 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
  • Eccl 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
  • Eccl 11:1 — Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
  • Gal 6:8 — For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
  • Gen 26:12 — Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
  • Hag 1:6 — 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 pu
  • Hag 2:17 — I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
  • Hos 10:12 — 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.
  • Hos 10:12 — 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.
  • Isa 55:10 — 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:
  • John 4:36 — And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
  • Mark 4:26 — And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
  • Mark 4:26 — And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
  • Matt 5:42 — Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
  • Prov 3:28 — Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
  • Prov 11:24 — There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
  • Ps 112:9 — He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
  • Rom 12:8 — Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
  • Zech 8:11 — But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.