Ecclesiastes 3:6 - Compare All Versions
Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 MSG (The Message)
A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct, A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to embrace and another to part, A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go, A right time to rip out and another to mend, A right time to shut up and another to speak up, A right time to love and another to hate, A right time to wage war and another to make peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:6 KJV (King James Version)
a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away
Ecclesiastes 3:6 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away.
Ecclesiastes 3:6 NCV (New Century Version)
There is a time to look for something and a time to stop looking for it. There is a time to keep things and a time to throw things away.
Ecclesiastes 3:6 ASV (American Standard Version)
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away
Ecclesiastes 3:6 NIV (New International Version)
a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away
Ecclesiastes 3:6 NKJV (New King James Version)
A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away
Ecclesiastes 3:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)
A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away.
Ecclesiastes 3:6 NLT (New Living Translation)
A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away.
Ecclesiastes 3:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away