Ecclesiastes 3:4 · KJV
“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”
— Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; {to refrain from: Heb. to be far from}
Ecclesiastes 3 — Context
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up {that which is} planted; {to be...: Heb. to bear}
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; {to refrain from: Heb. to be far from}
6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; {get: or, seek}
Cross References
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Psalms 30:5
For his anger {endureth but} a moment; in his favour {is} life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy {cometh} in the morning. {his anger...: Heb. there is but a moment in his anger} {for a night: Heb. in the evening} {joy: Heb. singing}
James 4:9
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and {your} joy to heaviness.
Psalms 126:5-6
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing}
Psalms 126:1-2
[A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. {turned...: Heb. returned the returning}
John 16:20-22
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Luke 1:58
And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
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