Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
a time to keep and a time to throw away;
New American Standard Bible
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
King James Version
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
International Standard Version
a time to search, and a time to give up searching; a time to keep, and a time to discard;
A Conservative Version
a time to seek, and a time to lose, a time to keep, and a time to cast away,
American Standard Version
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Amplified
A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
Bible in Basic English
A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;
Darby Translation
A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Julia Smith Translation
A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to watch, and a time to cast away
King James 2000
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Lexham Expanded Bible
a time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away;
Modern King James verseion
a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A time to win, and a time to lose; A time to spare, and a time to spend;
NET Bible
A time to search, and a time to give something up as lost; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
New Heart English Bible
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
The Emphasized Bible
A time to seek, and a time to give up as lost, - A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Webster
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
World English Bible
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Youngs Literal Translation
A time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities
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a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;
a time to keep and a time to throw away;
a time to be silent and a time to speak;
Cross References
Genesis 30:30-43
For you had very little before I came, but now your wealth has increased. The Lord has blessed you because of me. And now, when will I also do something for my own family?”
Genesis 31:18
He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of his father Isaac in Canaan.
Exodus 12:35-36
The Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing.
Deuteronomy 8:17-18
You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’
2 Kings 5:26
But Elisha questioned him, “Wasn’t my spirit
2 Kings 7:15
So they followed them as far as the Jordan. They saw that the whole way was littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.
2 Kings 8:9
Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift: 40 camel-loads of all kinds of goods from Damascus. When he came and stood before him, he said, “Your son,
Psalm 112:9
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
for after many days you may find it.
Isaiah 2:20
their silver and gold idols,
which they made to worship,
to the moles and the bats.
Jonah 1:5
The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god.
Matthew 16:25-26
Matthew 19:29
Mark 8:35-37
Mark 10:28-30
Peter
Luke 9:24-25
Acts 27:19
On the third day, they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.
Acts 27:38
When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.
Philippians 3:7-8
But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ.
Hebrews 10:34-35
For you sympathized with the prisoners