Ecclesiastes 11:6 “Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evenin…”

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening let not thine hand rest: for thou knowest not whither shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shalbe a like good.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike [are] good.

Bible in Basic English

In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that — or if the two will be equally good.

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Cross references

“sow”

Isaiah 55:10 Hosea 10:12 2 Corinthians 9:6 John 4:36–38 2 Timothy 4:2 Mark 4:26–29

Isaiah 55:10 · BSB

For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

Hosea 10:12 · BSB

Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

2 Corinthians 9:6 · BSB

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

John 4:36–38 · BSB

Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

2 Timothy 4:2 · BSB

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

Mark 4:26–29 · BSB

Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

“thou knowest”

Haggai 1:6–11 1 Corinthians 3:5–7 Haggai 2:17–19 Ecclesiastes 9:1 Zechariah 8:11 Zechariah 8:12

Haggai 1:6–11 · BSB

You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

1 Corinthians 3:5–7 · BSB

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

Haggai 2:17–19 · BSB

I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 9:1 · BSB

So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

Zechariah 8:11 · BSB

But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

Zechariah 8:12 · BSB

“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.

7Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

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