Ecclesiastes 3:4

Modern English Version

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;

Cross References

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. All who hear will laugh with me.”

2 Samuel 6:16

When the ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked down from the window, and upon seeing King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she thought contemptuously of him in her mind.

Psalm 30:11

You have turned my mourning into dancing; You have taken off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

Psalm 30:5

For His anger endures but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Exodus 15:20

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing.

Ecclesiastes 3:5

a time to cast down stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to cease from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that people may not find out anything that comes after them.

Isaiah 40:1

Comfort, O comfort, My people, says your God.

Isaiah 40:2

Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity has been pardoned, that she has received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.

Matthew 11:17

saying: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge to you, and you did not mourn.’

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and cousins heard how the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

2 Corinthians 7:10

Godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but the sorrow of the world produces death.

James 4:9

Grieve and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to dejection.