Ecclesiastes 3:5

5 A time to cast away stones,

And a time to gather stones;

dA time to embrace,

And a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

5 There is a time to throw away stones

and a time to gather them.

There is a time to hug

and a time not to hug.

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

5 a time to scatter stones and

a time to gather them,

a time to hug and

a time to stop hugging,

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5 a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

5 a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;

a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

5 a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

5 There is a time to scatter stones.

And there’s a time to gather them.

There is a time to hug.

And there’s a time not to hug.

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;

A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.

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