Ecclesiastes 3:7
A time to rend, and a time to sew; 1 A time to be silent, and a time to speak; 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 to seek, and a time to lose; 1 A time to keep, and a time to cast away; 1
8A time to love, and a time to hate; 1 A time of war, and a time of peace. 1
Cross References
Genesis 37:29And Reuben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments.
Genesis 44:18And Judah drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let thy servant speak a word before thee, and be not angry with thy servant, for thou art next to Pharaoh.
1 Samuel 10:16And Saul said to his kinsman, He verily told me that the asses were found. But the matter of the kingdom he told him not.
1 Samuel 25:24even to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, be my wrong: let, I pray thee, thy servant speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy servant.
2 Samuel 3:31And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament before Abner. And King David followed the bier.
2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he rent his garments, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to recover a man of his leprosy? consider, however, I pray you, and see that this man seeks an occasion against me.
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 →