Ecclesiastes 3:7
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
American King James Version (AKJV)
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
American Standard Version (ASV)
a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;
Webster's Revision
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
World English Bible
a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
English Revised Version (ERV)
a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Definitions for Ecclesiastes 3:7
Clarke's Ecclesiastes 3:7 Bible Commentary
A time to rend, - sew, - keep silence, - speak - -
"Intestine broils
And factions rend a state: at length the breach
Is heal'd, and rest ensues. Wisdom restrains
The tongue, when words are vain: but now,
'Tis time to speak, and silence would be criminal."
Barnes's Ecclesiastes 3:7 Bible Commentary
Rend - i. e., Tear garments in sign of mourning or anger. See 2 Samuel 1:2, 2 Samuel 1:11 ff.
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 3:7 Bible Commentary
3:7 To rent - When men rend their garments, as they did in great and sudden griefs.
