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Ecclesiastes 3:5

World English Bible

a 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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Ecclesiastes 3:5 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 3a time to kill,
    and a time to heal;
    a time to break down,
    and a time to build up;
  2. 4a time to weep,
    and a time to laugh;
    a time to mourn,
    and a time to dance;
  3. 5a time to cast away stones,
    and a time to gather stones together;
    a time to embrace,
    and a time to refrain from embracing;
  4. 6a time to seek,
    and a time to lose;
    a time to keep,
    and a time to cast away;
  5. 7a time to tear,
    and a time to sew;
    a time to keep silence,
    and a time to speak;