And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”
Ecclesiastes 3:4 - English Standard Version 2016 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, American Standard Version (1901) a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Common English Bible a time for crying and a time for laughing, a time for mourning and a time for dancing, Catholic Public Domain Version A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance. |
And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”
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.
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
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.
Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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.
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.
“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
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.
And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.