Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Do your planting in the morning and in the evening, too. You never know whether it will all grow well or whether one planting will do better than the other. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better. sow Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening. Isaiah 55:10 And as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return no more thither, but soak the earth, and water it, and make it to spring, and give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves in justice, and reap in the mouth of mercy, break up your fallow ground: but the time to seek the Lord is, when he shall come that shall teach you justice. Mark 4:26-29 And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth, . . . John 4:36-38 And he that reapeth receiveth wages and gathereth fruit unto life everlasting: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. . . . 2 Corinthians 9:6 Now this I say: He who soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly: and he who soweth in blessings shall also reap blessings. 2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. thou knowest Ecclesiastes 9:1 All these things have I considered in my heart, that I might carefully understand them: there are just men and wise men, and their works are in the hand of God: and yet man knoweth not whether he be worthy of love, or hatred: Haggai 1:6-11 You have sowed much, and brought in little: you have eaten, but have not had enough: you have drunk, but have not been filled with drink: you have clothed yourselves, but have not been warmed: and he that hath earned wages, put them into a bag with holes. . . . Haggai 2:17-19 I struck you with a blasting wind, and all the works of your hand with the mildew and with hail, yet there was none among you that returned to me, saith the Lord. . . . Zechariah 8:11,12 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people according to the former days, saith the Lord of hosts. . . . Acts 11:20,21 But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were entered into Antioch, spoke also to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus. . . . 1 Corinthians 3:5-7 The ministers of him whom you have believed: and to every one as the Lord hath given. . . . 2 Corinthians 9:10,11 And he that ministereth seed to the sower will both give you bread to eat and will multiply your seed and increase the growth of the fruits of your justice: . . . prosper Context Cast Your Bread upon the Waters…5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones are joined together in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the works of God, who is the maker of all. 6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better. Cross References Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening. Ecclesiastes 11:7 The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun. Jump to Previous Alike Earth Either Equally Evening Good Hand Hands Idle Morning Prosper Rest Right Seed Sow Sowing Succeed Whether Withdraw WithholdJump to Next Alike Earth Either Equally Evening Good Hand Hands Idle Morning Prosper Rest Right Seed Sow Sowing Succeed Whether Withdraw WithholdLinks Ecclesiastes 11:6 NIVEcclesiastes 11:6 NLT Ecclesiastes 11:6 ESV Ecclesiastes 11:6 NASB Ecclesiastes 11:6 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 11:6 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 11:6 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 11:6 French Bible Ecclesiastes 11:6 German Bible Alphabetical: alike and at be both do equally evening for good hands idle in know let morning not of or seed Sow sowing succeed that the them this well whether which will you your OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 11:6 In the morning sow your seed (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |