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Ecclesiastes 11:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Ecclesiastes 11:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 11:1

Theological / Devotional

Cast. Heb. shalach, “to send forth.”

Thy bread. The traditional interpretation is of exercising charity or kindness toward others, for which a reward will someday be received. Another possible application would be to wise business ventures of various kinds.

Upon the waters. Literally, “upon the faces of the waters.”

Find it. Compare Luke 16:9. Whatever the figure of “bread” may refer to, the lesson is that of acting in a spirit of liberality and without expecting immediate returns.

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