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Ecclesiastes 3:6

a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

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ASV

a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

KJV

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עֵ֤ת'eta timeH6256 →
לְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.Keshto seekH1245 →
וְעֵ֣תve.'Etand a timeH6256 →
לְאַבֵּ֔דle.'a.Bedto count as lostH6 →
עֵ֥ת'eta timeH6256 →
לִשְׁמ֖וֹרlish.Morto keepH8104 →
וְעֵ֥תve.'Etand a timeH6256 →
לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃le.hash.Likhto throw awayH7993 →

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Philippians 3:7–8But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.Luke 9:24–25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.Mark 8:35–37For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.Matthew 16:25–26For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Hebrews 10:34–35You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.Mark 10:28–30Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.2 Kings 5:26But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.Acts 27:19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.Deuteronomy 8:17–18You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”Jonah 1:5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.Isaiah 2:20In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.Acts 27:38After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.Genesis 30:30–43Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”Exodus 12:35–36Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.Genesis 31:18and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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