Ecclesiastes 3:6

New English Translation

A time to search, and a time to give something up as lost; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;

Cross References

Genesis 31:18

He took away all the livestock he had acquired in Paddan Aram and all his moveable property that he had accumulated. Then he set out toward the land of Canaan to return to his father Isaac.

2 Kings 5:26

Elisha replied, “I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.

2 Kings 7:15

So they tracked them as far as the Jordan. The road was filled with clothes and equipment that the Syrians had discarded in their haste. The scouts went back and told the king.

2 Kings 8:9

So Hazael went to visit Elisha. He took along a gift, as well as forty camel loads of all the fine things of Damascus. When he arrived, he stood before him and said, “Your son, King Ben Hadad of Syria, has sent me to you with this question, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”

Psalm 112:9

He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.

Ecclesiastes 3:5

A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 3:7

A time to rip, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.

Isaiah 2:20

At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live,

Jonah 1:5

The sailors were so afraid that each cried out to his own god and they flung the ship’s cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold below deck, had lain down, and was sound asleep.

Matthew 19:29

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Acts 27:19

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

Acts 27:38

When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.