Ecclesiastes 3:5

God's Word

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to hug and a time to stop hugging,

Cross References

2 Kings 3:25

Then Israel tore down the cities, each man throwing rocks on every good field until it was covered. They sealed every well and cut down every good tree. Only the stones ⌞in the walls⌟ of Kir Hareseth were left. Soldiers surrounded Kir Hareseth and attacked it with slings and stones.

Exodus 19:15

Then Moses said to the people, “Be ready two days from now. Don’t disqualify yourselves by having sexual intercourse.”

Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to cry and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Ecclesiastes 3:6

a time to start looking and a time to stop looking, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

Joel 2:16

Gather the people. Prepare them for a holy meeting. Assemble the leaders. Gather the children, even the nursing infants. Grooms leave their rooms. Brides leave their chambers.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Don’t withhold yourselves from each other unless you agree to do so for a set time to devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should get back together so that Satan doesn’t use your lack of self-control to tempt you.

Joshua 10:27

When the sun went down, Joshua gave the order to take them down from the poles. Then they threw them into the cave where they had been hiding and put large stones over the mouth of the cave. These stones are still there today.