Ecclesiastes 3:7
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”Ecclesiastes 3:7
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:7 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:7 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Amos 5:13“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”Micah 7:5“Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.”Esther 4:13“Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.”Lamentations 3:28“He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.”Proverbs 31:8“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.”Acts 4:20“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”Esther 7:4“For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.”Job 32:4“Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.”Proverbs 24:11“If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;”Joel 2:13“And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.”John 8:6“This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.”1 Samuel 25:24“And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.”1 Kings 21:27“And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.”2 Kings 5:7“And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.”2 Kings 6:30“And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.”Psalms 39:2“I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.”Isaiah 36:21“But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.”Luke 19:37“And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;”Genesis 37:29“And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.”Genesis 37:34“And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.”
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