Ecclesiastes 3:7
A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
In Context
6A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;
8A time for love and a time for hate; a time for war and a time for peace.
Cross References
Genesis 37:29Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
Genesis 44:18Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.
1 Samuel 10:16And Saul, answering him, said, He gave us word that the asses had come back. But he said nothing to him of Samuel's words about the kingdom.
1 Samuel 25:24And falling at his feet she said, May the wrong be on me, my lord, on me: let your servant say a word to you, and give ear to the words of your servant.
2 Samuel 3:31And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.
2 Kings 5:7But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11
Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which 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 weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 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 get,… Read the whole commentary →