New International Version (NIV)
7a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Ecclesiastes 3:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
7A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7A time to 3:7 This may be a reference to the practice of tearing one’s clothes as a sign of mourning which began early among the Hebrews. Cf Gen 37:29. There are many references to this in the Old Testament. Solomon was no doubt familiar with this practice as his own father engaged in it with his contemporaries. Cf 2 Sam 3:31.tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to keep silent and a time to speak. [Amos 5:13]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
7a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
7There is a time to tear.
And there’s a time to mend.
There is a time to be silent.
And there’s a time to speak.