Eclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything

1 For everything there is a season, and *ver. 17;ch. 8:6a time for every matter under heaven:

2 a time to be born, and a time to *Heb. 9:27die;

a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;

3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;

a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 a time to *[Rom. 12:15] weep, and a time to laugh;

a time to mourn, and a time to *[2 Sam. 6:14]; See Ex. 15:20dance;

5 a time to *[2 Kgs. 3:25] cast away stones, and a time to *[Isa. 5:2] gather stones together;

a time to embrace, and a time to *[Joel 2:16]refrain from embracing;

6 a time to seek, and a time to *[Matt. 10:39] lose;

a time to keep, and a time to *[Prov. 11:24]cast away;

7 a time to *See Gen. 37:29tear, and a time to sew;

a time to *Amos 5:13keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 a time to love, and a time to *[Luke 14:26]hate;

a time for war, and a time for peace.