Ecclesiastes 3:8

6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;

7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
^aA time to keep silence,
And a time to ^bspeak;

8 A time to love,
And a time to ^ahate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

The God-Given Task

9 ^aWhat profit has the worker from that in which he labors?

10 ^aI have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that ^ano one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

12 I know that nothing is ^abetter for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,

13 and also that ^aevery man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:8

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American Standard Version
a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Amplified® Bible
A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

Contemporary English Version
There is also a time for love and hate, for war and peace.

Darby English Version
A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.

Good News Bible
He sets the time for love and the time for hate, the time for war and the time for peace.

King James Version
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

New American Standard Bible
A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace.

New International Version
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

New King James Version
A time to love, And a time to hate;
A time of war, And a time of peace.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace.

Revised Standard Version
a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Young's Literal Translation
A time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.

New English Translation
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

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