Ecclesiastes 3:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,”
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“a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
King James Version · Public Domain“a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 3:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 19:15“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”
- Joshua 4:3and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”
- Joshua 10:27At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
- 1 Samuel 21:4“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
- 2 Samuel 18:17They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
- 2 Kings 3:25They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
- Song of Solomon 2:6His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
- Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
- 1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
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