Ecclesiastes 11:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.”
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“He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 11:4 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
- Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 22:13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).