Ecclesiastes 3:4

Tree of Life Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 21:6

So Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me! Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”

2 Samuel 6:16

But as the ark of Adonai entered the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Adonai, so she despised him in her heart.

Psalm 30:11

Hear, Adonai, and be gracious to me. Adonai, be my help.”

Psalm 30:5

Sing praise to Adonai, His faithful ones, and praise His holy name.

Exodus 15:20

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing,

Ecclesiastes 3:5

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In a time of prosperity, prosper! But in a time of adversity, consider: God has made one as well as the other. Therefore man cannot discover anything about his future.

Isaiah 40:1

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

Isaiah 40:2

Speak kindly to the heart of Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity has been removed. For she has received from Adonai’s hand double for all her sins.

Matthew 11:17

‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We wailed, but you did not mourn.’

Matthew 9:15

And Yeshua said to them, “The guests of the bridegroom cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and relatives heard how Adonai had shown her His great mercy, and they began to rejoice with her.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For the grief that God wills brings a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret. But the world’s grief brings death.

James 4:9

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