Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 3:8 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 3:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”
Ecclesiastes 3:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:8
The poem's final verse presents the most morally complex antitheses: 'a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.' These aren't contradicting biblical commands to love but acknowledging that love must sometimes express itself through opposition to evil. The Hebrew 'ahav' (אָהַב, love) and 'sane' (שָׂנֵא, hate) represent not mere emotions but covenantal commitments and moral judgments. God Himself both loves righteousness and hates wickedness (Psalm 45:7; Proverbs 6:16-19). Similarly, 'war' (milchamah, מִלְחָמָה) and 'peace' (shalom, שָׁלוֹם) aren't arbitrary but res...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 3:8
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“love your wives”
“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
“nor evil occurrence.”
“don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?”
“to love their children”
“that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
“and said to king Jehoshaphat”
“the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob”
“he led forth his trained men”