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
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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 un temps pour tuer, et un temps pour guérir; un temps pour abattre, et un temps pour bâtir;
4 un temps pour pleurer, et un temps pour rire; un temps pour se lamenter, et un temps pour danser;
5 un temps pour lancer des pierres, et un temps pour ramasser des pierres; un temps pour embrasser, et un temps pour s’éloigner des embrassements;
6 un temps pour chercher, et un temps pour perdre; un temps pour garder, et un temps pour jeter;
7 un temps pour déchirer, et un temps pour coudre; un temps pour se taire, et un temps pour parler;
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:5 Mean?
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