Ecclesiastes 3:4

The Scriptures 1998

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, “Elohim has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of it laughs with me.”

2 Samuel 6:16

And it came to be, when the ark of יהוה  came into the City of Dawiḏ

Psalm 30:11

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

Psalm 30:5

For His displeasure is for a moment, His delight is for life; Weeping might last for the night, But joy comes in the morning.

Exodus 15:20

And Miryam the prophetess, the sister of Aharon, 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 throw away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 7:14

Be glad in the day of prosperity, but in the evil day take note that Elohim has also appointed the one as well as the other, so that man should not uncover whatever shall be after him.

Isaiah 40:1

“Comfort, comfort My people!” says your Elohim.

Isaiah 40:2

“Speak to the heart of Yerushalayim, and cry out to her, that her hard service is completed, that her crookedness is pardoned, that she has received from the hand of יהוה  double for all her sins.”

Matthew 11:17

and saying, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we lamented to you, and you did not beat the breast.’

Matthew 9:15

And יהושע  said to them, “Are the friends of the bridegroom able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days shall come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

Luke 1:58

And her neighbours and relatives heard how יהוה  had shown great compassion to her, and they rejoiced with her.

Romans 12:15

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

2 Corinthians 7:10

For sadness according to Elohim works repentance to deliverance, not to be regretted, but the sadness of the world works death.

James 4:9

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