Ecclesiastes 11:1 expands the sowing metaphor: cast your bread on waters, trusting eventual return despite uncertainty.

Ecclesiastes 9:1 echoes the same theme—man does not know outcomes, just as here you do not know which effort will succeed.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 urges working with all might because death ends opportunity — parallels the call to diligent work amid uncertainty here.

Ecclesiastes 7:18 uses identical phrasing 'withhold not your hand', reinforcing the call to persistent effort and balance.

Hosea 10:12 applies the same sowing metaphor to righteousness, urging diligent seeking of the Lord for rain of righteousness.

Mark 4:26-29 presents the same principle: a sower scatters seed and the earth produces by itself, mirroring the uncertainty of outcomes.

1 Corinthians 3:5-7 uses planting and watering metaphors directly paralleling Ecclesiastes 11:6's call to sow diligently, with God giving the increase.

2 Corinthians 9:10 speaks of God supplying seed to the sower and multiplying the harvest, reinforcing the divine provision behind the sowing in Ecclesiastes 11:6.

Genesis 26:12 provides a concrete example: Isaac sowed and reaped a hundredfold, illustrating the blessing on diligent sowing that Ecclesiastes 11:6 urges.

Proverbs 11:24 echoes the same principle: scattering seed (giving) leads to increase, while withholding brings loss.

Zechariah 8:12 promises a 'sowing of peace' and fruitfulness from God, echoing the agricultural theme of diligent sowing in Ecclesiastes 11:6.

Matthew 5:42 applies the same generous, unhesitating giving ethic to Jesus' teaching on lending.

1 Timothy 6:18 urges the rich to be generous and ready to share, matching the generous spirit of sowing seed.

Galatians 6:8 uses sowing/reaping for spiritual outcomes, a different application than Ecclesiastes' practical diligence.