cast your bread upon the waters

cast (one's) bread upon the waters

Do good deeds without being motivated by a potential reward. Maia left her high-powered accounting job to cast her bread upon the waters and care for her mother.

cast your bread upon the waters

LITERARY

If you cast your bread upon the waters, you do something good or take a risk, usually without expecting very much in return. You should make time to offer assistance to anyone who needs it. It's a case of casting your bread upon the waters — who knows how the favour will be repaid? Note: This is from the Bible: `Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.' (Ecclesiastes 11:1)

cast your bread upon the waters

do good without expecting gratitude or immediate reward.

This expression comes from Ecclesiastes 11:1: ‘Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days’.

词组	cast your bread upon the waters
释义	cast your bread upon the waters cast (one's) bread upon the waters Do good deeds without being motivated by a potential reward. Maia left her high-powered accounting job to cast her bread upon the waters and care for her mother. See also: bread, cast, upon, water Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cast your bread upon the waters LITERARY If you cast your bread upon the waters, you do something good or take a risk, usually without expecting very much in return. You should make time to offer assistance to anyone who needs it. It's a case of casting your bread upon the waters — who knows how the favour will be repaid? Note: This is from the Bible: `Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.' (Ecclesiastes 11:1) See also: bread, cast, upon, water Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. cast your bread upon the waters do good without expecting gratitude or immediate reward. This expression comes from Ecclesiastes 11:1: ‘Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days’. See also: bread, cast, upon, water Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: cast (one's) bread upon the waters Cast bread upon the waters cast one's bread upon the waters, to desert and reward seldom keep company reward come from a good place go to (one's) reward go to reward go to your reward punch a hole in References in periodicals archive Her favorite quote is: "Cast your bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days." - Ecclesiastes 11:1. Lillian S. Johnson Recognized for Homeopathy by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) "Cast your bread upon the waters" illustrates that the merchant must take the risk of shipwreck and pirates but still must send out his grain aboard his ships to trade or he will never survive. When the hunter becomes the hunted: taking risks in life and faith Try sharing what you have, you will find that great benefits will come in due time: 'Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days'. THEME OF THE DAY
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