Ecclesiastes 3:5

New Living Translation

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

Cross References

2 Kings 3:25

They destroyed the towns, covered their good land with stones, stopped up all the springs, and cut down all the good trees. Finally, only Kir-hareseth and its stone walls were left, but men with slings surrounded and attacked it.

Exodus 19:15

He told them, “Get ready for the third day, and until then abstain from having sexual intercourse.”

Ecclesiastes 3:4

A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.

Ecclesiastes 3:6

A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away.

Joel 2:16

Gather all the people— the elders, the children, and even the babies. Call the bridegroom from his quarters and the bride from her private room.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Joshua 10:27

As the sun was going down, Joshua gave instructions for the bodies of the kings to be taken down from the poles and thrown into the cave where they had been hiding. Then they covered the opening of the cave with a pile of large rocks, which remains to this very day.