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Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

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ASV

a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

KJV

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עֵ֤ת'eta timeH6256 →
לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙lik.Ro.a'to tearH7167 →
וְעֵ֣תve.'Etand a timeH6256 →
לִתְפּ֔וֹרlit.Porto sewH8609 →
עֵ֥ת'eta timeH6256 →
לַחֲשׁ֖וֹתla.cha.Shotto be silentH2814 →
וְעֵ֥תve.'Etand a timeH6256 →
לְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.Berto speakH1696 →

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Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.Lamentations 3:28Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.Esther 4:13–14he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”Proverbs 31:8–9Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.Joel 2:13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.Proverbs 24:11–12Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.Job 32:4–22Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.Esther 7:4For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”1 Samuel 25:24–44She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.John 8:6They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.Isaiah 36:21But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”Luke 19:37–40And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:2 Kings 6:30When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.2 Kings 5:7When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”Psalms 39:2I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

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