Ecclesiastes 11:8

⁸If a man live many years, and have rejoiced in them all, he must remember the darksome time, and the many days: which when they shall come, the things past shall be accused of vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11 shifts from the Teacher’s earlier laments about life’s futility to a call for bold, faithful action in the face of uncertainty. The chapter opens with a metaphor about casting bread on waters, urging generosity and risk-taking despite not knowing outcomes. It then mo

References· Ecclesiastes 11

a: v.1 — Ecclesiastes 11:6, Proverbs 19:17, Hebrews 6:10, Matthew 10:42, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Isaiah 32:20, Psalms 41:1-2, Luke 14:14, Galatians 6:8-10, Isaiah 32:8
b: v.3 — 1 John 3:17, Isaiah 55:10-11, Psalms 65:9-13, Luke 13:7, 1 Kings 18:45, Luke 16:22-26, Matthew 3:10
c: v.4 — Proverbs 20:4, Proverbs 3:27, Proverbs 22:13
d: v.5 — John 3:8, Psalms 92:5, Ecclesiastes 8:17, Romans 11:33, Isaiah 40:28, Psalms 104:24, Psalms 139:13-16, Ecclesiastes 7:24, Job 36:24-33, Job 26:5-14
e: v.6 — 2 Corinthians 9:10-11, Isaiah 55:10, Haggai 1:6-11, Hosea 10:12, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Zechariah 8:11-12, John 4:36-38, 1 Corinthians 3:5-7, Haggai 2:17-19, 2 Timothy 4:2
f: v.9 — Ecclesiastes 12:14, 1 John 2:15-16, Ecclesiastes 12:1, Ecclesiastes 3:17, Lamentations 3:27, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Job 31:7, Hebrews 9:27, Romans 14:10, Ephesians 2:2-3
g: v.10 — 2 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Timothy 2:22, Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 12:1, Ecclesiastes 1:14, Psalms 39:5, Job 20:11, 2 Peter 3:11-14, Psalms 90:7-11, Job 13:26

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