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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 KJV

Ecclesiastes · chapter 3 · verses 1–8 · King James Version

¹To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: ²A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; ³A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; ⁴A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; ⁵A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; ⁶A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; ⁷A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; ⁸A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 · King James Version

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Cross references

• Ecclesiastes 3:17
• Matthew 16:3
• Ecclesiastes 8:5-6
• Ecclesiastes 7:14
• 2 Kings 5:26
• Proverbs 15:23
• 2 Chronicles 33:12
• Ecclesiastes 2:3
• Hebrews 9:27
• Job 14:5
• Hosea 6:1-2
• 1 Samuel 2:6

Key words (Strong's)

• purposechêphetspleasureH2656 →
• embracechâbaqto claspH2263 →
• refrainrâchaqto widenH7368 →
• silencechâshâhto hush or keep quietH2814 →
• seasonzᵉmânan appointed occasionH2165 →
• stonesʼebena stoneH68 →
• gatherkânaçto collectH3664 →
• plantnâṭaʻproperly, to strike inH5193 →

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