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Ecclesiastes 3:7

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Ecclesiastes 3:7 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;

    BBE

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

    DBY

  • A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;

    WEB

  • A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

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

    BSB

In context

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

6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

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