Ecclesiastes 3:8

New Living Translation

A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:4

But now the Lord my God has given me peace on every side; I have no enemies, and all is well.

2 Kings 9:22

King Joram demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?” Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?”

2 Chronicles 19:2

Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. “Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?” he asked the king. “Because of what you have done, the Lord is very angry with you.

Psalm 101:3

I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all who deal crookedly; I will have nothing to do with them.

Psalm 105:25

Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the Lord’s servants.

Psalm 139:21

O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you? Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?

Proverbs 13:5

The godly hate lies; the wicked cause shame and disgrace.

Ezekiel 16:8

And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.

Luke 14:26

“If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.

Ephesians 3:19

May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Ephesians 5:25

For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her

Titus 2:4

These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children,

Joshua 11:23

So Joshua took control of the entire land, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. He gave it to the people of Israel as their special possession, dividing the land among the tribes. So the land finally had rest from war.

Revelation 2:2

“I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.