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Ecclesiastes 3

Eccl. 3:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

seek.

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time to get.

or, time to seek.

Gen. 30:30‑43• ³⁰For it was little thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased into a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee as I turned ; and now how shall I also provide for mine own house?
³¹And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shall not give me aught. If thou doest this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.
³²I will pass through all thy flock today, removing thence every spotted and speckled one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and [such] shall be my hire.
³³And my righteousness shall answer for me hereafter, when thou comest about my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, let that be stolen with me.
³⁴And Laban said, Behold, let it be according to thy word.
³⁵And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black among the sheep, and gave [them] into the hands of his sons;
³⁶and he set three days journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
³⁷And Jacob took him fresh rods of white poplar, almond, and maple, and peeled white stripes in them, uncovering the white which was on the rods.
³⁸And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flock in the gutters at the watering-places where the flock came to drink; and they were ardent when they came to drink.
³⁹And the flock was ardent before the rods; and the flock brought forth ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
⁴⁰And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flock toward the ringstraked and all the black in the flock of Laban; and he made himself separate flocks and put them not with Laban's flock.
⁴¹And it came to pass whensoever the strong cattle were ardent, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might become ardent among the rods;
⁴²but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feeble were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.
⁴³And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and bondwomen, and bondmen, and camels and asses. (Gen. 30:30‑43)

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Gen. 31:18• ¹⁸and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance that he had acquired, the cattle of his possession that he had acquired in Padan-Aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. (Gen. 31:18)

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Ex. 12:35‑36• ³⁵And the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked of the Egyptians utensils of silver, and utensils of gold, and clothing.
³⁶And Jehovah had given the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they gave to them; and they spoiled the Egyptians. (Ex. 12:35‑36)

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Deut. 8:17‑18• ¹⁷—and thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has procured me this wealth.
¹⁸But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, that it is he who giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day. (Deut. 8:17‑18)

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2 Kings 5:26• ²⁶And he said to him, Did not my heart go, 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 bondmen, and bondwomen? (2 Kings 5:26)

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2 Kings 8:9• ⁹And Hazael went to meet him, and took with him a present, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden; and he came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover from this disease? (2 Kings 8:9)

an a time to lose.

Matt. 16:25‑26• ²⁵For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
²⁶For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matt. 16:25‑26)

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Matt. 19:29• ²⁹And everyone who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal. (Matt. 19:29)

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Mark 8:35‑37• ³⁵For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, shall save it.
³⁶For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?
³⁷For what should a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:35‑37)

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Mark 10:28‑30• ²⁸Peter began to say unto him, Lo, it is we who have left all, and have followed thee.
²⁹Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man who hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother [or wife], or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
³⁰that shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the coming age life eternal. (Mark 10:28‑30)

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Luke 9:24‑25• ²⁴for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.
²⁵For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed or come under the penalty of the loss of himself? (Luke 9:24‑25)

and a time to cast.

Eccl. 11:1• ¹Cast thy bread on the face of the waters,{HR}For after many days thou shalt find it. (Eccl. 11:1)

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2 Kings 7:15• ¹⁵And they went after them to the Jordan; and behold, all the way was full of garments and materials, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned and told the king. (2 Kings 7:15)

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Psa. 112:9• ⁹He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor;{HR}His righteousness standeth forever,{HR}His horn shall be exalted with glory. (Psa. 112:9)

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Isa. 2:20• ²⁰In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for him to worship, to the moles and to the bats; (Isa. 2:20)

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Jonah 1:5• ⁵Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. (Jonah 1:5)

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Acts 27:19,38• ¹⁹and the third [day] they cast out with their own hands the gear of the ship.
³⁸And being satisfied with food, they lightened the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea. (Acts 27:19,38)

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Phil. 3:7‑8• ⁷But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss on account of Christ.
⁸But moreover also I count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on whose account I lost all things and count them to be refuse that I may win Christ, (Phil. 3:7‑8)

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Heb. 10:34‑35• ³⁴for ye both sympathised with prisoners and accepted with joy the plunder of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better and abiding substance.
³⁵Cast not away therefore your confidence, the which hath great recompense. (Heb. 10:34‑35)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

A time to seek, and a time to lose;{HR}A time to keep, and a time to cast away;