There is a time to speak and a time to be silent | Vocabulary

This site is about the saying “There is a time to talk and a time to be silent”

Achievable meaning:
We ought to know when to say one thing and when to say nothing at all.

Origin: Like several “There is a time…” proverbs, this proverb is centered on the Bible (Ecclesiastes 3):

1. To each issue there is a year, and a time to each individual reason underneath the heaven:
2. A time to be born, and a time to die a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted
3. A time to eliminate, and a time to recover a time to break down, and a time to create up
4. A time to weep, and a time to chuckle a time to mourn, and a time to dance
5. A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones alongside one another a time to embrace, and a time to chorus from embracing
6. A time to get, and a time to get rid of a time to keep, and a time to forged absent
7. A time to rend, and a time to sew a time to keep silence, and a time to discuss
8. A time to enjoy, and a time to detest a time of war, and a time of peace.

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Josef Essberger