Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Ecclesiastes 3:6 in English Standard Version "a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;" Pr 11:24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Mt 10:39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.