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Ecclesiastes 3:4

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A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

A time {H6256} to weep {H1058}, and a time {H6256} to laugh {H7832}; a time {H6256} to mourn {H5594}, and a time {H6256} to dance {H7540};

a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

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Cross-References

  • Romans 12:15 (9 votes)

    Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

  • James 4:9 (7 votes)

    Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.

  • John 16:20 (7 votes)

    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.

  • John 16:22 (7 votes)

    And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  • Psalms 30:5 (6 votes)

    For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning.

  • Exodus 15:20 (6 votes)

    And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

  • Psalms 126:1 (6 votes)

    ¶ A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.