Ecclesiastes 3:7–8

7 a time to utear, and a time to sew;

a time to vkeep silence, and a time to speak;

8 a time to love, and a time to whate;

a time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

7 a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew;

A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 A time to love, and a time to hate;

A time of war, and a time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

7 A time to tear and a time to mend.

A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

8 A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

7 A time to tear,

And a time to sew;

A time to keep silence,

And a time to speak;

8 A time to love,

And a time to hate;

A time of war,

And a time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

7 There is a time to tear apart

and a time to sew together.

There is a time to be silent

and a time to speak.

8 There is a time to love

and a time to hate.

There is a time for war

and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

7 a time to tear apart and

a time to sew together,

a time to keep quiet and

a time to speak out,

8 a time to love and

a time to hate,

a time for war and

a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

7 a time to tear and a time to sew;

a time to be silent and a time to speak;

8 a time to love and a time to hate;

a time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

7 a time to tear, and a time to sew;

a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 a time to love, and a time to hate;

a time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

7 a time to tear and a time to sew;

a time to be silent and a time to speak;

8 a time to love and a time to hate;

a time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

7 There is a time to tear.

And there’s a time to mend.

There is a time to be silent.

And there’s a time to speak.

8 There is a time to love.

And there’s a time to hate.

There is a time for war.

And there’s a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;

A time to be silent and a time to speak.

8 A time to love and a time to hate;

A time for war and a time for peace.

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