Ecclesiastes 3:4

New King James Version

A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;

Cross References

Genesis 21:6

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

2 Samuel 6:16

Now as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

Psalm 30:11

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

Psalm 30:5

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Exodus 15:20

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

Ecclesiastes 3:5

A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him.

Isaiah 40:1

“Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God.

Isaiah 40:2

“Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the Lord’s hand Double for all her sins.”

Matthew 11:17

and saying: ‘We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not lament.’

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Luke 1:58

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

Romans 12:15

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

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

James 4:9

Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.