Ecclesiastes 3:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 3:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

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KJV

King James Version

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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WEB

World English Bible

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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ASV

American Standard Version

a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 3

⁵ a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

⁶ a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

⁸ a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

⁹ What does the worker gain from his toil?

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