Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be on the earth. Treasury of Scripture a portion Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared... Esther 9:19,22 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelled in the unwalled towns... Psalm 112:9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. Luke 6:30-35 Give to every man that asks of you; and of him that takes away your goods ask them not again... 1 Timothy 6:18,19 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate... seven Job 5:19 He shall deliver you in six troubles: yes, in seven there shall no evil touch you. Proverbs 6:16 These six things does the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination to him: Micah 5:5 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces... Matthew 18:22 Jesus said to him, I say not to you, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Luke 17:4 And if he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I repent... for Daniel 4:27 Why, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness... Acts 11:28-30 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world... Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if a man be overtaken in a fault, you which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness... Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Context Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters
1Cast your bread on the waters: for you shall find it after many days. 2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be on the earth. 3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be. 4He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap. 5As you know not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so you know not the works of God who makes all. 6In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hand: for you know not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Darby Bible Translation
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
King James Bible
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Young's Literal Translation
Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.
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