Ecclesiastes 3:6

New American Bible - revised edition

A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.

Cross References

Genesis 31:18

and he drove off all his livestock and all the property he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

2 Kings 5:26

But Elisha said to him: “Was I not present in spirit when someone got down from his chariot to wait for you? Is this a time to take money or to take garments, olive orchards or vineyards, sheep or cattle, male or female servants?

2 Kings 7:15

They followed the Arameans as far as the Jordan, and the whole route was strewn with garments and other objects that the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.

2 Kings 8:9

Hazael went to visit him, carrying a present, and with forty camel loads of the best goods of Damascus. On his arrival, he stood before Elisha and said, “Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you to ask, ‘Will I recover from my sickness?’”

Psalm 112:9

Lavishly he gives to the poor; his righteousness shall endure forever; his horn shall be exalted in honor.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Send forth your bread upon the face of the waters; after a long time you may find it again.

Ecclesiastes 3:5

A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them; a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak.

Isaiah 2:20

On that day people shall throw to moles and bats their idols of silver and their idols of gold which they made for themselves to worship.

Jonah 1:5

Then the sailors were afraid and each one cried to his god. To lighten the ship for themselves, they threw its cargo into the sea. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship, and lay there fast asleep.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.

Acts 27:19

and on the third day with their own hands they threw even the ship’s tackle overboard.

Acts 27:38

After they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.