Ecclesiastes 3:3
A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
In Context
2A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Cross References
Numbers 26:6of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
1 Samuel 2:6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.
Isaiah 5:5And now, let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trodden under foot;
Isaiah 38:5Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years.
Jeremiah 1:10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to overthrow, to build and to plant.
Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will apply a healing dressing to it and cure, and I will heal them, and will reveal unto them an abundance of peace and truth.
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 →