Ecclesiastes 11:1

New King James Version

The Value of Diligence

11 Cast your bread ^(A)upon the waters,
^(B)For you will find it after many days.

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Ecclesiastes 11:1

Amplified Bible

Cast Your Bread on the Waters

11 Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will ^[a]find it after many days.

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 11:1 I.e. be richly rewarded.

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