Ecclesiastes 3:4
There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, 1 a time to mourn and a time to dance, 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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, 1 a time to tear down and a time to build up. 1
Cross References
Genesis 21:6Sarah said, “God has made me laugh; every one who hears will laugh with me.”
2 Samuel 6:16Now as the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, Michal, daughter of Saul, looked out the window. She saw King David leaping and dancing before Yahweh. Then she despised him in her heart.
Nehemiah 9:1Now on the twenty-fourth day of the same month the people of Israel were assembled and they were fasting, and they were wearing sackcloth, and they put dust on their heads.
Psalms 126:1When Yahweh restored the fortunes of Zion, 1 we were like those who dream. 1
Ecclesiastes 7:14When times are good, live happily in that good, 2 but when times are bad, consider this: 1 God has allowed both to exist side by side. 2 For this reason, no one will find out anything that is coming after him.
Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 1
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 →