Ecclesiastes 3:7

Easy To Read Version

There is a time to tear cloth,\par and there is a time to sew it.\par There is a time to be silent,\par and a time to speak.\par

Cross References

Genesis 37:29

During all this time, Reuben was not there with the brothers. He did not know they had sold Joseph. When Reuben came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was not there. Reuben tore his clothes {to show his sadness}.

Genesis 37:34

Jacob was so sorry about his son that he tore his clothes. Then Jacob put on special clothes to show that he was sad. Jacob continued to be sad about his son for a long time.

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah went to Joseph and said, “Sir, please let me speak plainly with you. Please don’t be angry with me. I know that you are like Pharaoh himself.

Genesis 44:34

I can’t go back to my father if the boy is not with me. I am very afraid of what would happen to my father.”

2 Samuel 1:11

Then David tore his clothes to show he was very sad. All the men with David did the same thing.

1 Kings 21:27

After Elijah finished speaking, Ahab was very sad. He tore his clothes to show that he was sad. Then he put on special clothes of sadness. Ahab refused to eat. He slept in those special clothes. Ahab was very sad and upset.

2 Kings 18:36

But the people were silent. They did not say a word to the commander because King Hezekiah had given them a command. He said, “Don’t say anything to him.”

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes {to show he was sad and upset}. The king of Israel said, “Am I God? No! I don’t have the power over life and death. So why did the king of Aram send a man sick with leprosy [42] for me to heal? Think about it, and you will see {that it is a trick}. The king of Aram is trying to start a fight!”

2 Kings 6:30

When the king heard the woman’s words, he tore his clothes {to show he was upset}. As the king passed by on the wall, the people saw the king was wearing under his clothes the rough cloth {that showed he was sad and upset}.

Esther 7:4

Why? Because I and my people have been sold to be ruined, killed, and completely destroyed. If we had just been sold as slaves, I would have kept quiet, because that would not be enough of a problem to bother the king.”

Job 2:13

Then the three friends sat on the ground with Job for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to Job, because they saw Job was suffering so much.

Psalm 39:2

So I didn’t say anything.\par I didn’t even say anything good!\par But I became even more upset.\par

Ecclesiastes 3:6

There is a time to look for something,\par and a time to consider it lost.\par There is a time to keep things,\par and a time to throw things away.\par

Isaiah 36:21

But the people in Jerusalem were very quiet. They did not say a word to the commander because King Hezekiah had given them a command. He said, “Don’t say anything to him.”

Jeremiah 36:24

And, when King Jehoiakim and his servants heard the message from the scroll, they were not afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes to show sorrow for doing wrong.

Jeremiah 8:14

“Why are we just sitting here?\par Come, let’s run to the strong cities.\par If the Lord our God is going to make us die,\par then let’s die there.\par We have sinned against the Lord,\par so God gave us poisoned water to drink.\par

Lamentations 3:28

That person should sit alone and be quiet\par when the Lord puts his yoke on him.\par

Joel 2:13

Tear your hearts, not your clothes.” {\cf2\super [13]} \par Come back to the Lord your God.\par He is kind and merciful.\par He does not become angry quickly.\par He has great love.\par Maybe he will change his mind\par about the bad \{punishment he planned\}.\par

Amos 5:13

At that time, wise teachers will be quiet.\par Why? Because it is a bad time.\par

Amos 8:3

The temple {\cf2\super [99]} songs will become sad funeral songs. The Lord my Master said those things. There will be dead bodies everywhere. In silence, people will take out the dead bodies and throw them \{onto the pile\}.” {\cf2\super [100]}

Micah 7:5

Don’t trust your neighbor!\par Don’t trust a friend!\par Don’t even speak freely with your wife!\par

Acts 4:20

We cannot be quiet. We must tell people about the things we saw and heard.”

Acts 9:39

Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows {\cf2\super [198]} stood around Peter. They were crying. They showed Peter the coats and other clothes that Dorcas (Tabitha) had made when she was still alive.

1 Samuel 10:16

Saul answered, “Samuel told us the donkeys were already found.” Saul did not tell his uncle everything. Saul did not tell him the things Samuel said about the kingdom.