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Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in English

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Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in American Standard Version (1901)

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in American Standard Version (1901)

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in King James Version + Apocrypha

6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in King James (Authorized) Version

6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in King James (Authorized) Version

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

ECCLESIASTES 3:6-8 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
ECCLESIASTES 3 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Translation for Translators

6 There is a time to search for things, and there is a time to stop searching for things. There is a time to keep/save things, and there is a time to throw things away.
7 There is a time to tear our old clothes, and there is a time to mend clothes. There is a time to say nothing, and there is a time when we should speak.
8 There is a time when we should love things that people do, and there is a time when we should hate things that people do. There is a time for war, and there is a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Translation for Translators

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in World English Bible (Catholic)

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Bible in Basic English

6 A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;
7 A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;
8 A time for love and a time for hate; a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Bible in Basic English

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Darby Translation

6 A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Douay-Rheims 1899

6 A time to get, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.
8 A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Free Bible Version

6 A time of searching, and a time of giving up searching. A time of keeping, and a time of throwing away.
7 A time of tearing, and a time of mending. A time of keeping quiet, a time of speaking up.
8 A time of loving, and a time of hating. A time of warfare, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Free Bible Version

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Geneva Bible 1599

6 A time to seeke, and a time to lose: a time to keepe, and a time to cast away.
7 A time to rent, and a time to sowe: a time to keepe silence, and a time to speake.
8 A time to loue, and a time to hate: a time of warre, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Geneva Bible 1599

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

6 A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

6 A time to get, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rent, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

6 A time to seek, and a time to let things be lost; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

6 A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to be silent, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in George Noyes Bible

6 A time to seek, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.
8 A time to love, and a time to hate. A time of war, and a time of peace.—
Ecclesiastes 3 in George Noyes Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Unlocked Literal Bible

6 There is a time to look for things and a time to stop looking, a time to keep things and a time to throw away things,
7 a time to tear clothing and a time to repair clothing, a time to keep silent and a time to speak.
8 There is a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in World English Bible

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in World English Bible British Edition

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Noah Webster Bible

6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in Noah Webster Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in World Messianic Bible

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in World Messianic Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

6 Time to get, and time to lose; time to keep, and time to cast away.
7 Time to cut, and time to sew together; time to be still, and time to speak.
8 Time to love, and time of hatred; time of battle, and time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

6 Time to get, and time to lose; time to keep, and time to cast away. (Time to get, and time to set free; time to keep, and time to throw away.)
7 Time to cut, and time to sew together; time to be still, and time to speak, (or time to be silent, and time to speak).
8 Time to love, and time of hatred; time of battle, and time of peace. (Time to love, and time to hate; time to fight, and time to make peace.)

Ecclesiastes 3:6-8 in Young's Literal Translation

6 A time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.
7 A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.
8 A time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.