Ecclesiastes 3:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;”

Ecclesiastes 3:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 3:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 3:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;”

Ecclesiastes 3:3 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; ”

Ecclesiastes 3:3 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 3:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A time to slay, And a time to heal, A time to break down, And a time to build up.”

Ecclesiastes 3:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up; ”

Ecclesiastes 3:3 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A time to slay, and a time to heale: a time to breake downe, and a time to builde.”

Ecclesiastes 3:3 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:3 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3

1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Read the full chapter: Ecclesiastes 3 — All Have Sinned and Fall Short of the Glory of God →

What Does Ecclesiastes 3:3 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 3:3 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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