Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
In Context
3a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to pull down, and a time to build up;
Cross References
Genesis 21:6And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.
2 Samuel 6:16And it came to pass as the ark arrived at the city of David, that Melchol the daughter of Saul looked through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.
Nehemiah 9:1Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel assembled with fasting, and in sackcloths, and with ashes on their head.
Psalms 126:1Except the Lord build the house, they that build labor in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain. 1
Ecclesiastes 7:14Behold the works of God: for who shall be able to straighten him whom God has made crooked?
Isaiah 40:1Comfort you⌃, comfort you⌃ my people, says God.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11
Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 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; 6 A time to get,… Read the whole commentary →