Ecclesiastes 3:4

New Living Translation

A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.

Cross References

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.

2 Samuel 6:16

But as the Ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she was filled with contempt for him.

Psalm 30:11

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

Psalm 30:5

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Exodus 15:20

Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.

Ecclesiastes 3:5

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.

Isaiah 40:1

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

Isaiah 40:2

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.”

Matthew 11:17

‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’

Matthew 9:15

Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Luke 1:58

And when her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her.

Romans 12:15

Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.

James 4:9

Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.