Ecclesiastes 3:4

God's Word

a time to cry and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Cross References

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.

2 Samuel 6:16

When the ark of the Lord came to the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of a window and saw King David leaping and dancing in the Lord’s presence, so she despised him.

Psalm 30:11

You have changed my sobbing into dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy

Psalm 30:5

His anger lasts only a moment. His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may last for the night, but there is a song of joy in the morning.

Exodus 15:20

Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, dancing with tambourines, followed her.

Ecclesiastes 3:5

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to hug and a time to stop hugging,

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannot predict their future.

Isaiah 40:1

“Comfort my people! Comfort them!” says your God.

Isaiah 40:2

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and announce to it that its time of hard labor is over and its wrongs have been paid for. It has received from the Lord double for all its sins.”

Matthew 11:17

‘We played music for you, but you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song, but you didn’t show any sadness.’

Matthew 9:15

Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests be sad while the groom is still with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very kind to her, and they shared her joy.

Romans 12:15

Be happy with those who are happy. Be sad with those who are sad.

2 Corinthians 7:10

In fact, to be distressed in a godly way causes people to change the way they think and act and leads them to be saved. No one can regret that. But the distress that the world causes brings only death.

James 4:9

Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into gloom.