Ecclesiastes 3:5

New International Reader's Version

There is a time to scatter stones. And there’s a time to gather them. There is a time to embrace someone. And there’s a time not to embrace.

Cross References

2 Kings 3:25

They destroyed the towns. Each man threw a large stone on every good field. They did that until the fields were covered. They stopped up all the springs of water. And they cut down every good tree. The only town left with any stones in place was Kir Hareseth. But some of the Israelites armed with slings surrounded it. Then they attacked it.

Exodus 19:15

Then he spoke to the people. He said, “Get ready for the third day. Don’t have sex.”

Ecclesiastes 3:4

There is a time to weep. And there’s a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad. And there’s a time to dance.

Ecclesiastes 3:6

There is a time to search. And there’s a time to stop searching. There is a time to keep. And there’s a time to throw away.

Joel 2:16

Bring them together. Set all of them apart to me. Bring together the elders. Gather the children and the babies who are still nursing. Let the groom leave his bedroom. Let the bride leave their marriage bed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

You shouldn’t stop giving yourselves to each other. You might possibly do this when you both agree to it. And you should only agree to it to give yourselves time to pray. Then you should come together again. In that way, Satan will not tempt you when you can’t control yourselves.

Joshua 10:27

At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take down the bodies. So they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where the kings had been hiding. They placed large rocks at the opening of the cave. And the rocks are still there to this day.