Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
World English 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; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Cross References
Genesis 21:6Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
2 Samuel 6:16As the LORD’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
Nehemiah 9:1Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, with sackcloth, and dirt on them.
Psalms 126:1When the LORD brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.
Ecclesiastes 7:14In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your 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 →