Ecclesiastes 11

Ecclesiastes 11 in full

King James Version, 10 verses. Tap a reference to link straight to a single verse.

1. Eccl 11:1

   Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

2. Eccl 11:2

   Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

3. Eccl 11:3

   If 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.

4. Eccl 11:4

   He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

5. Eccl 11:5

   As thou knowest 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 thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

6. Eccl 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.

7. Eccl 11:7

   Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

8. Eccl 11:8

   But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

9. Eccl 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 thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

10. Eccl 11:10

    Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 11 is part of Ecclesiastes, book 21 of the 66 in the King James Bible. Read the 12 chapters straight through, or search any word across all 66 books.