Ecclesiastes 3:5

A time to cast stones asunder, and a time to gather stones together. A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.

6A time to seek, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.

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Cross References

Joel 2:16Gather the people; appoint a congregation; Assemble the elders; Gather the children and the sucklings! Let the bridegroom come forth from his chamber, And the bride from her nuptial bed!

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 →

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