Ecclesiastes 3:5

“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Ecclesiastes 3:5

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together: a time to imbrace, and a time to refraine from imbracing.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Ecclesiastes chapter 3

A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
- American Standard Version (1901)

A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;
- Basic English Bible

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
- Darby Bible

A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.
- Douay Rheims Bible

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
- Webster's Bible

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
- World English Bible

A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.
- Youngs Literal Bible

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

C Holt's comment on 2020-09-04 13:40:43:

Spiritual growth in oneself in Christ

manny tineo's comment on 2015-02-02 04:38:07:

Always reading stone I always understood it meant people!

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