Ecclesiastes 11:1 directly expands the 'time to cast away' by promising that casting bread on waters brings return after many days.

In 2 Kings 5:26, Elisha rebukes Gehazi for seeking gifts at the wrong time — a stark contrast to proper times in Ecclesiastes 3:6.

Hebrews 10:34 describes believers joyfully accepting plundered goods — reflecting 'a time to lose' and 'cast away'.

Philippians 3:8 intensifies Paul counting all things as loss for Christ — a deeper embodiment of 'a time to lose'.

In Matthew 16:25, losing life for Christ paradoxically saves it — a spiritual application of Ecclesiastes 3:6's keeping and losing.

Philippians 3:7 shows Paul counting former gains as loss for Christ — embodying 'a time to lose'.

Mark 8:35-37 deepens the 'time to lose' by showing that losing one's life for Jesus actually saves it—a paradox beyond Ecclesiastes' seasons.

Acts 27:38 depicts the crew casting wheat into the sea — another literal instance of 'a time to cast away'.

Acts 27:19 shows sailors casting ship tackle overboard — a literal example of 'a time to cast away'.

Hebrews 10:35 urges not to cast away confidence — contrasting with the 'time to cast away' material things here.

Luke 9:24 parallels the losing theme but transforms it: losing life for Jesus is the way to save it.

In Matthew 19:29, leaving everything for Christ exemplifies the 'time to lose' and 'cast away', adding a promise of hundredfold return and eternal life.

Isaiah 2:20 applies the 'time to cast away' to idolatry: people will throw away their idols in repentance at judgment.

Luke 9:25 contrasts with Ecclesiastes' neutral 'time to gain'; it warns that gaining the world can mean losing oneself—a fatal loss.

Mark 10:28-30 echoes Matthew 19:29: leaving possessions for Christ fulfills the 'time to lose' with both temporal and eternal reward.

Psalm 112:9 gives a righteous example of 'casting away'—the generous giving to the poor—adding moral character to the season.

In Deuteronomy 8:18, God gives power to get wealth — direct parallel to divine ordering of times to keep and lose in Ecclesiastes 3:6.