Ecclesiastes 3:6

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What does Ecclesiastes 3:6 mean?

Ecclesiastes 3:6 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 3:6

• Philippians 3:7-8

  But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

• Luke 9:24-25

  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

• Mark 8:35-37

  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

• Matthew 16:25-26

  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

• Mark 10:28-30

  Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

• 2 Kings 5:26

  And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

• Psalms 112:9

  He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

• Ecclesiastes 11:1

  Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

• Hebrews 10:34-35

  For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

• Matthew 19:29

  And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

• Acts 27:19

  And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

• Genesis 30:30-43

  For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock: I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire. So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. …

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Context

• Ecclesiastes 3:5

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

• Ecclesiastes 3:6

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

• Ecclesiastes 3:7

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

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