Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
Cross References
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

Psalm 30:11
You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Psalm 126:2
Then our mouths were filled with laughter and our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was proclaimed among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."

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,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

time to weep

Nehemiah 8:9-12
Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law. . . .

Nehemiah 9:1
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

Psalm 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 126:1, 2, 5, 6
When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. . . .

Isaiah 22:12, 13
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. . . .

Matthew 9:15
Jesus replied, "How can the attendants of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast.

Matthew 11:17
We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge and you did not mourn.'

John 16:20-22
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. . . .

Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

2 Corinthians 7:10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

James 4:9
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

a time to laugh

Genesis 21:6
Then Sarah said, "God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me."

Luke 1:13, 14, 58
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall give him the name John. . . .

Luke 6:21-25
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. . . .

to dance

Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

2 Samuel 6:16
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.

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