Ecclesiastes 3:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 3:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 3:6 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; get: or, seek" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 3:6 — KJV
“A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; get: or, seek”
— Ecclesiastes 3:6 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 3:6 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 3:6
“For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:6: time, get, keep
“Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. thy graven...: Heb. the graven images of thy silver cast: Heb. scatter”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:6: get, cast, away
“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:6: time, get, away
“In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:6: time, get, seek
“For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:6: lose, cast, away
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