Ecclesiastes 3:7

King James 2000

A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Cross References

Genesis 37:29

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

Genesis 37:34

And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let your servant, I pray you, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant: for you are even as Pharaoh.

Genesis 44:34

For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest perhaps I see the evil that shall come on my father.

2 Samuel 1:11

Then David took hold on his clothes, and tore them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

2 Samuel 3:31

And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Tear your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the coffin.

1 Kings 21:27

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

2 Kings 18:36

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, Answer him not.

2 Kings 5:7

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man does send unto me to cure a man of his leprosy? therefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.

2 Kings 6:30

And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth beneath upon his flesh.

Esther 7:4

For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king's loss.

Job 2:13

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Psalm 39:2

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

Ecclesiastes 3:6

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

Isaiah 36:21

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Jeremiah 36:24

Yet they were not afraid, nor tore their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God has put us to silence, and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

Lamentations 3:28

He sits alone and keeps silence, because he has borne it upon him.

Joel 2:13

And tear your hearts, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

Amos 8:3

And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, says the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth in silence.

Micah 7:5

Trust not in a friend, put not confidence in a companion: keep the doors of your mouth from her that lies in your bosom.

Acts 4:20

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

Acts 9:39

Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

1 Samuel 10:16

And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not.