Self-interpreting Bible

Ecclesiastes 11

1Exhortations to charitableness. 7Death ought to be remembered in life, 9and the day of judgment in the days of youth.

1 CAST ^athy bread ¹upon the waters: ^bfor thou shalt find it after many days.

a: Is. 32:20 , Lu. 6:30 , De. 15:7 , Pr. 21:26 , Ps. 112:9
1: Heb. upon the face of the waters.
b: De. 15:10 , Ps. 41:1 , Ps. 41:2 , Pr. 11:25 , Pr. 19:17 , Is. 32:8 , Mat. 10:42 , Mat. 25:40 , Lu. 14:13 , Lu. 14:14 , Lu. 16:9 , 2Co. 9:6 - 10 , He. 6:10 , He. 6:11

2 ^cGive a portion to seven, and also to eight; for ^dthou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

c: Mi. 5:5 , Lu. 6:30 , Ga. 6:9 , Ga. 6:10 , 1Ti. 6:18 , 1Ti. 6:19
d: Ec. 12:2 , Ec. 3:22 , Ec. 8:7 , Ec. 6:12 , Da. 4:27 , Lu. 16:19

3 ^eIf the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

e: Ps. 65:9 - 13 , Mat. 5:45 , Ga. 6:9 , Ga. 6:10 , 1Ti. 6:18 , He. 13:16 , 2Co. 9:6 , 2Co. 9:7

4 ^fHe that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

f: Pr. 3:28 , Mat. 16:24

5 ^gAs thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor ^hhow the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: ⁱeven so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

g: Jn. 3:8 , Ps. 139:14 , Ps. 139:15
h: Ps. 139:13 - 16
i: Ec. 8:17 , Ro. 11:33 , Ps. 104:24 , Ps. 92:5 , Ps. 40:5

6 ^jIn the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: ^kfor thou knowest not whether ²shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

j: Ec. 9:10 , Pr. 3:28 , 2Ti. 4:2 , Ho. 10:12 , Ps. 112:9 , 2Co. 9:6 - 10
k: 1Co. 3:7 , Phi. 4:6 , Ec. 8:7 , 1Pe. 5:7 , Ps. 37:5
2: Heb. shall be right.

7 ¶^lTruly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

l: Job 33:28 , Job 33:30 , Job 22:28 , Jn. 1:7 , Jn. 1:9 , 2Co. 4:4 , 2Co. 4:6 , Mal. 4:2 , Ps. 84:11 , Ps. 8:3 , Is. 9:2 , Is. 2:3 , Is. 2:5 , Is. 60:1 , Is. 60:19 , Is. 60:20

8 But ^mif a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; ⁿyet let him remember ^othe days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

m: Ec. 6:6 , Ec. 8:12
n: Jn. 12:35 , De. 32:29 , Ec. 7:14 , Ec. 1:2 , Ec. 12:5 , Mat. 24:44 , Job 14:10 , Job 14:12 , Lu. 16:9 , 1Ti. 6:18 , 1Ti. 6:19
o: Ec. 12:1

9 ¶^pRejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and ^qwalk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: ^rbut know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

p: 1Ki. 18:27 , 1Ki. 22:12 , Lu. 15:13 , Nu. 15:39 , De. 29:19 , De. 29:20
q: Ec. 9:7 , Job 31:7
r: De. 32:29 , Ec. 3:17 , Ec. 12:14 , He. 9:27 , 2Co. 5:10 , Re. 20:12 , Re. 18:7 , Ro. 15:12

10 Therefore ^sremove ³sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: ^tfor childhood and youth are vanity.

s: 2Pe. 3:11 , 2Pe. 3:14 , Tit. 2:11 - 14 , 2Co. 7:1 , 2Ti. 2:22
3: Or, anger.
t: Ps. 39:5 , Ec. 11:8 , Pr. 22:15 , Pr. 29:15 , Ec. 1:2 , Ec. 1:14