Ecclesiastes 3:8

God's Word

a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:4

But the Lord my God has surrounded me with peace. I have no rival and no trouble.

2 Kings 9:22

When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Is everything alright, Jehu?” Jehu answered, “How can everything be alright as long as your mother continues her idolatry and witchcraft?”

2 Chronicles 19:2

Jehu, son of the seer  Hanani, asked King Jehoshaphat, “Why do you help wicked people and love those who hate the Lord? The Lord’s anger is directed toward you because you have done this.

Psalm 101:3

I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes. I hate what unfaithful people do. I want no part of it.

Psalm 105:25

He changed their minds so that they hated his people, and they dealt treacherously with his servants.

Psalm 139:21

Shouldn’t I hate those who hate you, O Lord? Shouldn’t I be disgusted with those who attack you?

Proverbs 13:5

A righteous person hates lying, but a wicked person behaves with shame and disgrace.

Ezekiel 16:8

“ ‘I went by you again and looked at you. You were old enough to make love to. So I spread my robe over you, and covered your naked body. I promised to love you, and I exchanged marriage vows with you. You became mine, declares the Almighty Lord.

Luke 14:26

“If people come to me and are not ready to abandon their fathers, mothers, wives, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as their own lives, they cannot be my disciples.

Ephesians 3:19

You will know Christ’s love, which goes far beyond any knowledge. I am praying this so that you may be completely filled with God.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.

Titus 2:4

In this way they will teach young women to show love to their husbands and children,

Joshua 11:23

Joshua captured the whole land as the Lord had promised Moses. He gave it to Israel as a possession, dividing it among the tribes. So the land had peace.

Revelation 2:2

I know what you have done—how hard you have worked and how you have endured. I also know that you cannot tolerate wicked people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not apostles. You have discovered that they are liars.