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

שַׁלַּ֥ח לַחְמְךָ֖ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַמָּ֑יִם כִּֽי־בְרֹ֥ב הַיָּמִ֖ים תִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon
Read this verse at Bible Hub

More information about this quote

Topic

Helping others What goes around comes around Generosity Charity

Source

Ecclesiastes The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 11:1).

Illustrated Quote

A quote from The Bible about helping others: “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.”
Download
A quote from The Bible about helping others: “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.”
Download
A quote from The Bible about helping others: “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Jesus

Matthew 7:13-14

Buy the Bible (NIV) at Amazon Buy the Bible (NIV) at Amazon
Read this verse at Bible Hub
More information about this quote
Topic
Salvation Damnation Sermon on the Mount
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Matthew 7:13-14).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17

Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon
Read this verse at Bible Hub
More information about this quote
Topic
Friends Brothers Siblings
Source
Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 17:17).

Another quote of the following type Orders and commands

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

The Wizard of Oz

Watch The Wizard of Oz at Amazon Watch The Wizard of Oz at Amazon
More information about this quote
Topic
Forbidden
Speaker
The Wizard of Oz
Actor
Frank Morgan
Source
The Wizard of Oz
Medium
Film
Genre
Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.