Ecclesiastes 11

Treated in 9 passages across the library.

  • 11:6 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. 3
  • 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. 2
  • 11:3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be. 1
  • 11:5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all. 1
  • 11:8 Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 1
  • 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 1

American Standard Version

  1. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Plenty and Want cites Ecclesiastes xi. 1

    …rayers which they offer up on their behalf. Now, while such passages as Proverbs xxii. 6, Ecclesiastes xi. 1, Galatians vi. 9, 1 Cor. xv. 58, give unto us assurance not merely respecting everything …

  2. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of June cites Eccl. 11:1

    …S PROMISE KEEPS "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days." Eccl. 11:1 We must not expect to see an immediate reward for all the good we do; nor must we always …

  3. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of May cites Eccl. 11:3

    …HOUT CLOUDS? NEVER! "If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth" Eccl. 11:3 Why, then, do we dread the clouds which now darken our sky? True, for a while they hide t…

  4. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VIII. Nothing can certainly be determined concerning the nature of the affections, by this, that comforts and joys seem to follow awakenings and convictions of conscience, in a certain order cites Eccl. 11:5

    …times as difficult to know the way of the Spirit in the new birth, as in the first birth; Eccl. 11:5, "Thou knowest not what is the way of the Spirit, or how the bones do grow in the womb of…

  5. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Sluggard's Farm cites Ecclesiastes 11:6

    …all waters”? Do we sow our seed in the morning and not withhold our hand in the evening? (Ecclesiastes 11:6, ESV) If not, Solomon’s verdict stands: the slothful is a man lacking sense; a man void o…

  6. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Discourse 4 cites Eccles. 11:6

    …, and in the evening withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper.” (Eccles. 11:6) But the trial hurries and frets your own soul. Perhaps it did so for this very reason, b…

  7. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    September cites Ecclesiastes 11:6

    …r element or your weariness? Which? September 20 “In the evening withhold not thy hand.” (Ecclesiastes 11:6) In the evening of the day opportunities are plentiful: men return from their labour, and…

  8. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Sixth Stage cites Eccl. 11:8

    …hat cometh thither, is vanity; as is the saying of the wise, “All that cometh is vanity.” Eccl. 11:8; see also 1:2-14; 2:11-17; Isa. 40:17. This fair is no new-erected business but a thing o…

  9. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.3 The Wrath of God cites Eccl 11: 9

    …youth . . . but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgement.’ Eccl 11: 9. For a drop of pleasure thou must drink a sea of wrath. Your pleasure cannot be so sweet …