Ecclesiastes 3
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1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
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2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
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3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
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5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
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7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
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8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
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9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
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10I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
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11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
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13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
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14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
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15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
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16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
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17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
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18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
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19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
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20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
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21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
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22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
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Chapter 3
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Ecclesiastes 3:17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is...Matthew 16:3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowri...Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart d...Ecclesiastes 7:14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God al...2 Kings 5:26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again f...
Ecclesiastes 3:2
Hebrews 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:Job 14:5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou has...Jeremiah 18:7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to...Galatians 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a wom...Luke 1:20And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these...
Ecclesiastes 3:3
Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he...1 Samuel 2:6The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth...Jeremiah 45:4¶ Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have b...Jeremiah 31:28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, a...Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make a...
Ecclesiastes 3:4
Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.James 4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and...John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world sha...Psalms 30:5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure f...Exodus 15:20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; an...
Ecclesiastes 3:5
2 Kings 3:25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man hi...Joshua 10:27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua comman...Joshua 4:3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of t...Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the ch...
Ecclesiastes 3:6
Philippians 3:7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.Luke 9:24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life...Mark 8:35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his lif...Hebrews 10:34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your...Matthew 16:25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life...
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.Micah 7:5¶ Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of...Esther 4:13Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt...Proverbs 24:11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are re...Lamentations 3:28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
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Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himsel...Ephesians 5:28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife lo...Luke 14:26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and childr...1 Kings 5:4But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neith...Psalms 139:21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that...
Ecclesiastes 3:9
Ecclesiastes 1:3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?Ecclesiastes 5:16And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and...Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.Ecclesiastes 2:22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein h...Ecclesiastes 2:11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that...
Ecclesiastes 3:10
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that...Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground;...Ecclesiastes 2:26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy...1 Thessalonians 2:9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day,...2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and trava...
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Romans 1:19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed...Romans 11:33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearcha...Job 11:7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perf...Ecclesiastes 8:17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is d...Genesis 1:31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the...
Ecclesiastes 3:12
Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou...Ecclesiastes 3:22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoic...1 Timothy 6:18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing...Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is g...
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Ecclesiastes 3:17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is...Matthew 16:3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowri...Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart d...Ecclesiastes 7:14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God al...2 Kings 5:26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again f...
Ecclesiastes 3:2
Hebrews 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:Job 14:5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou has...Jeremiah 18:7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to...Galatians 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a wom...Luke 1:20And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these...
Ecclesiastes 3:3
Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he...1 Samuel 2:6The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth...Jeremiah 45:4¶ Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have b...Jeremiah 31:28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, a...Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make a...
Ecclesiastes 3:4
Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.James 4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and...John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world sha...Psalms 30:5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure f...Exodus 15:20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; an...
Ecclesiastes 3:5
2 Kings 3:25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man hi...Joshua 10:27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua comman...Joshua 4:3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of t...Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the ch...
Ecclesiastes 3:6
Philippians 3:7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.Luke 9:24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life...Mark 8:35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his lif...Hebrews 10:34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your...Matthew 16:25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life...
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.Micah 7:5¶ Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of...Esther 4:13Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt...Proverbs 24:11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are re...Lamentations 3:28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
Ecclesiastes 3:8
Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himsel...Ephesians 5:28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife lo...Luke 14:26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and childr...1 Kings 5:4But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neith...Psalms 139:21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that...
Ecclesiastes 3:9
Ecclesiastes 1:3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?Ecclesiastes 5:16And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and...Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.Ecclesiastes 2:22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein h...Ecclesiastes 2:11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that...
Ecclesiastes 3:10
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that...Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground;...Ecclesiastes 2:26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy...1 Thessalonians 2:9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day,...2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and trava...
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Romans 1:19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed...Romans 11:33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearcha...Job 11:7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perf...Ecclesiastes 8:17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is d...Genesis 1:31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the...
Ecclesiastes 3:12
Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou...Ecclesiastes 3:22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoic...1 Timothy 6:18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing...Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is g...