Ecclesiastes 3:5
King James VersionSource notes
“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
Context
2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.