Ecclesiastes 3:6

Translations

Modern

…a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

Traditional

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

Literal

…a time to seek and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to cast away,

Latin

Tempus acquirendi, et tempus perdendi; tempus custodiendi, et tempus abjiciendi.

Original

Hebrew

English

…a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

Notes

Ecclesiastes 3:2–8

We cannot control when we are born or when we die (Ecclesiastes 8:8), but we must live wisely between those events.
plant and...uproot: Make wise agricultural decisions during the natural seasons.
In ancient Israel, times to kill included capital punishment and war.
During mourning, people in the Near East often tore their clothes.
There is a time to hate, even for God (Psalms 5:5; 11:5).

Ecclesiastes 3:1–8

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: Wisdom knows that everything has its own time. Both in human activities and in nature (see Ecclesiastes 1:3–7). A wise person knows when to start any activity (Ecclesiastes 8:5). Opportunities do not last long (Ephesians 5:16; Colossians 4:5).

Related verses

Philippians 3:7–8
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
Luke 9:24–25
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
Mark 8:35–37
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
Matthew 16:25–26
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
2 Kings 5:26
But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Hebrews 10:34–35
You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
Mark 10:28–30
Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
Psalm 112:9
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
Acts 27:19
On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
Deuteronomy 8:17–18
You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”

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Ecclesiastes 3:6

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