Ecclesiastes 3:4

New English Translation

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Cross References

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”

2 Samuel 6:16

As the ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out the window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him.

Psalm 30:11

Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy.

Psalm 30:5

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

Exodus 15:20

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances.

Ecclesiastes 3:5

A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.

Isaiah 40:1

“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.

Isaiah 40:2

“Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the Lord has made her pay double for all her sins.”

Matthew 11:17

‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’

Matthew 9:15

Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

Romans 12:15

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

2 Corinthians 7:10

For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

James 4:9

Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.