Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Ecclesiastes 3:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Ecclesiastes 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones: a time to embrace, and a time to be farre from embracing.”
Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
3 Tiempo de matar, y tiempo de curar; tiempo de destruir, y tiempo de edificar;
4 Tiempo de llorar, y tiempo de reir; tiempo de endechar, y tiempo de bailar;
5 Tiempo de esparcir las piedras, y tiempo de allegar las piedras; tiempo de abrazar, y tiempo de alejarse de abrazar;
6 Tiempo de agenciar, y tiempo de perder; tiempo de guardar, y tiempo de arrojar;
7 Tiempo de romper, y tiempo de coser; tiempo de callar, y tiempo de hablar;
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:5 Mean?
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