Parallel Verses
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;
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;
Holman Bible
a time to keep and a time to throw 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;
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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Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities
5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to heap up stones, - A time to embrace, and a time to be far from loving embrace; 6 A time to seek, and a time to give up as lost, - A time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew, - A time to be silent, and a time to speak;
Cross References
Genesis 30:30-43
For it was, little I that thou hadst - before I came and then it brake forth into multitude, and Yahweh blessed thee at my every step. Now, therefore, when am, I, also to do something for my own house?
Genesis 31:18
and drave away all his herds and all his goods which he had gathered, the gains he had gained, which he had gathered in Padan-aram; that he might go in unto Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.
Exodus 12:35-36
And the sons of Israel, did according to the word of Moses, - and asked of the Egyptians, articles of silver and articles of gold and mantles.
Deuteronomy 8:17-18
and lest thou shouldest say in thy heart, - Mine own strength and the might of mine own hand, have gotten me this wealth.
2 Kings 5:26
Then he said unto him - My heart, had not gone with thee, when someone turned again from off his chariot, to meet thee! Is it a time to accept silver, or to accept raiment, or oliveyards, or vineyards, or flocks or herds, or men-servants, or maid-servants?
2 Kings 7:15
And they followed them as far as the Jordan, and lo! all the way, was full of garments, and utensils, which the Syrians had cast away in their fright, - and the messengers returned, and told the king.
2 Kings 8:9
So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present in his hand, even every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, - and came, and stood before him, and said - Thy son, Ben-hadad king of Syria, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Shall I recover from this sickness?
Psalm 112:9
He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy, His righteousness, standeth for aye, His horn, shall be exalted in honour.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast thy bread-corn, upon the face of the waters, - for, after many days, shalt thou find it:
Isaiah 2:20
In that day shall the son of earth cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, - which had been made for him to worship, into the hole of the mice, and to the bats;
Jonah 1:5
Then were the mariners, afraid, and made outcry every man unto his own god, and they hurled the wares which were in the ship, into the sea, to lighten it of them, - but, Jonah, had gone down into the hinder parts of the vessel, and had lain down, and fallen into a sound sleep.
Matthew 16:25-26
For, whosoever intendeth, his life, to save, shall lose it, - but, whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, shall find it.
Matthew 19:29
And, whosoever left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for sake of my name, manifold, shall receive, and life, age-abiding, shall inherit.
Mark 8:35-37
For, whosoever willeth, his own life, to save, shall lose it, but, whosoever shall lose his life for the sake of me and of the glad-message, shall save it;
Mark 10:28-30
Peter began to be saying unto him - Lo! we, have left all, and followed thee!
Luke 9:24-25
For, whosoever intendeth, his life, to save, shall lose it; but, whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same, shall save it?
Acts 27:19
and, on the third day, with their own hands, the tackling of the ship, they cast away.
Acts 27:38
And, when they were satisfied with food, they began lightening the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.
Philippians 3:7-8
But, whatever things, unto me, were gain, the same, have I accounted, for the Christ's sake, loss;
Hebrews 10:34-35
For, even with them who were in bonds, ye sympathised, and, unto the seizure of your goods, with joy, ye bade welcome, - knowing that ye have yourselves, for a better possession and an abiding.