Ecclesiastes 3:4

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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 laughter for me; every one who hears will laugh over me.”

2 Samuel 6:16

As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window, and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

Psalm 30:11

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

Psalm 30:5

For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Exodus 15:20

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

Ecclesiastes 3:5

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.

Isaiah 40:1

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

Isaiah 40:2

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.

Matthew 11:17

‘We piped to you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’

Matthew 9:15

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

Luke 1:58

And her neighbors and kinsfolk 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 godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.

James 4:9

Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to dejection.